THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Tape recordings
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Transcripts of his conversations
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Contracts of different CREEP members
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Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sirica, acting on a request from Jaworski, issued a subpoena for the tapes of 64 presidential conversations to use as evidence in the criminal cases against indicted former Nixon administration officials. Nixon refused, and Jaworski appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to force Nixon to turn over the tapes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Nixon had to release the Oval Office tapes to government investigators. The Nixon White House tapes revealed that he had conspired to cover up activities that took place after the break-in and had later tried to use federal officials to deflect attention from the investigation.
Detailed explanation-3: -A unanimous Court concluded that neither the separation of powers nor a generalized need for confidential communications supported an absolute privilege. The Court set a standard of “demonstrated specific need” for enforcement of a federal criminal subpoena to the President.