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  1. Apr 13, 2024 · Later, this order, revealed in what became known as the Nixon tapes (Nixon’s secret recordings of his phone calls and conversations in the Oval Office), became the “smoking gun” proving that the president had been part of a criminal cover-up from the beginning.

  2. 6 days ago · The recordings would prove crucial to the investigation of the Watergate scandal, which began on June 17, 1972, when burglars were caught in the Democratic National Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

  3. 3 days ago · The Court ordered the President to release the tapes to the special prosecutor. On July 30, 1974, Nixon complied with the order and released the subpoenaed tapes to the public. Release of the tapes. The tapes revealed several crucial conversations that took place between the president and his counsel, John Dean, on March 21, 1973. In this ...

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  5. 5 days ago · On April 29, 1974, President Richard Nixon addressed the nation from the White House and announced the release of edited transcripts of secretly taped conversations about the Watergate scandal....

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  6. Apr 21, 2024 · Nixon, citing executive privilege, refused to comply with Cox's request, leading to a legal showdown that would test the limits of presidential power. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Nixon could not use executive privilege to withhold the Watergate tapes.

  7. Apr 19, 2024 · Democratic Party. Role In: Watergate scandal. Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. (born September 27, 1896, Morganton, North Carolina, U.S.—died April 23, 1985, Winston-Salem, North Carolina) was a U.S. senator best known as chairman of the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, which investigated the Watergate scandal during the ...