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Richard Nixon: The question of the respective rights and responsibilities of the Executive and Legislative branches is one of the…

On the recordJune 9, 1974
The question of the respective rights and responsibilities of the Executive and Legislative branches is one of the cardinal questions raised by a proceeding such as the one the Committee is now conducting.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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

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