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American History

mahatmakanejeeves

(59,835 posts) Mon Jul 24, 2023, 07:30 AM Jul 2023

On this day, July 24, 1974, the Supreme Court ruled that Nixon could not withhold WH tapes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_24

• 1974 – Watergate scandal: The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.