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Richard Nixon: I have concluded, however, that it would be inconsistent with the public interest and with the Constitutional position…

On the recordJuly 25, 1973
I have concluded, however, that it would be inconsistent with the public interest and with the Constitutional position of the Presidency to make available recordings of meetings and telephone conversations in which I was a participant and I must respectfully decline to do so.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Letter Responding to a District Court Subpoena Requiring Production of Presidential Tape Recordings and Documents

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