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American History

mahatmakanejeeves

(59,834 posts) Sun Jun 23, 2024, 12:32 PM Jun 23

On this day, June 23, 1972, Nixon and H. R. Haldeman were taped talking about using the CIA to cover up Watergate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_23

• 1972 – Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins.

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On this day, June 23, 1972, Nixon and H. R. Haldeman were taped talking about using the CIA to cover up Watergate. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 23 OP

Nixon's crimes were so patriotic compared to Trump's bucolic_frolic Jun 23 #1

bucolic_frolic

(45,843 posts)

1. Nixon's crimes were so patriotic compared to Trump's

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Sun Jun 23, 2024, 01:11 PM

Jun 23

Nixon wasn't selling out the country for profit, nor lining his own very much. It was all about power and prestige and the Cold War.

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