In United States v. Nixon, the Supreme Court ruled that

The Supreme Court recognized that presidents have a qualified right to keep some communications confidential, but that executive privilege is not absolute. In United States v. Nixon, the Court ruled that Nixon had to provide the Watergate tapes because the need for evidence in a criminal trial outweighed his general claim of privilege. Therefore, the correct choice is that Nixon could not withhold the tapes under executive privilege.

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