Supreme Court orders Nixon to surrender tapes 40 years ago this hour (July 24 1974)


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(Wednesday, July 24, 1974, 11:00 a.m. EDT; during the Watergate scandal) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-0 today that President Richard Nixon must provide potential evidence for the criminal trial of his former subordinates, rejecting flatly the president’s contention that he had absolute authority to withhold such material.

Nixon said he would comply with the Court’s decision “in all respects.”


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