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Question 4 • US History Studies Since 1877

When President Nixon agreed to turn over only some of the Watergate tapes or edited transcripts to the special prosecutor,

Answer
A
the prosecutor filed a Supreme Court case against Nixon.
B
the Supreme Court put an end to the Watergate Senate hearings.
C
the Supreme Court took charge of conducting the Watergate hearings.
D
the prosecutor stated that he would not accept any of the tapes.

Explanation

The special prosecutor, Leon Jaworski, sought the original recordings rather than accepting Nixon’s offer of selected tapes or edited transcripts. He challenged Nixon’s refusal in court, and the dispute eventually reached the Supreme Court in United States v. Nixon. The Court ordered Nixon to turn over the tapes, so A is the best answer; the Court did not conduct or end the Senate hearings.

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