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AssignmentMultiple Select

Watergate and the Ford Years

Question 18 • TX-US History Studies Since 1877 B-Credit Recovery Summer School

Why did President Nixon refuse to hand over the tapes of his White House conversations?Check any of the boxes that apply.

Answer
A
He was afraid of what they might reveal about his wrongdoing.
B
He believed he was not required to do so under the principle of executive privilege.
C
He claimed that the tapes no longer existed.

Explanation

Nixon resisted turning over the recordings because he argued that executive privilege allowed him to keep confidential presidential communications private. He also feared that the tapes could reveal his involvement in the Watergate cover-up and other wrongdoing. He did not claim the tapes no longer existed; they were later subpoenaed and produced.

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