Richard Nixon: “I cannot and will not consent to giving any investigatory body private…”

On the recordJuly 25, 1973

I cannot and will not consent to giving any investigatory body private Presidential papers.

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Republican · California

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Letter Responding to Senate Committee Subpoenas Requiring Production of Presidential Tape Recordings and Documents.

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Richard Nixon: “I cannot and will not consent to giving any investigatory body private Presidential papers.”