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Richard Nixon: That is why we are standing firm on the proposition that we will not agree to the Senate committee's desire to have, for…

On the recordAugust 21, 1973
That is why we are standing firm on the proposition that we will not agree to the Senate committee's desire to have, for example, its chief investigator listen to the tapes, or the Special Prosecutor's desire to hear the tapes.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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