Nixon speaks on Watergate and pledge for new conduct
Richard Nixon declares responsibility for misdeeds by aides and the re election committee while denying prior knowledge of Watergate. He orders a new internal investigation and turns over materials to the Justice Department. He urges courts to handle guilt and moves to focus on urgent national business. The piece notes reactions and broader context including anti communist sentiment and mentions figures from the American Legion and California Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richar Nixon
White House
Department of Justice
Senate Investigation Committee
Watergate
Allied
Richard Nixon
Senate Committee
Senate
Ervin
Nixon
John Dean II
Dean
Me. Nixon
Jonger
United States
China
Soviet Union
Joe L. Matthews
American Legion
Poland
Fred Kursmaul
Legion
Campaign Spending and Watergate Echoes
A declassified discussion notes how Watergate prompted congressional interest in campaign funding. It cites money flowing to the CRP and figures like Liddy and Dean, argues excess spending feeds political influence, and notes AFL-CIO contributions and concerns mirrored in a Senatorial poll.
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Congress
Gordon Liddy
Jeb Magruder
John Dean II
White Mouse
CRP
Liddy
Dean
Afl-Cio
Hubert Humphrey
George Meany
George McGovern
Nixon Agnew era under fire from Watergate crisis
John Cleanberlain argues in defense of Nixon while detailing Clark Clifford and Spiro Agnew facing scrutiny over Watergate. The piece questions discharge of duties, executive privilege, and records as probes widen in Washington. It cites Kissinger diplomacy and Senate actions under Mansfield, warning of consequences for Southeast Asia and Japan.
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Clark Clifford
New York Times
Nixon
Agnew
White House
Spiro Agnew
Maryland
Watergate
Cander
Vic Gold
Dicky
Spiro
U.S. Senate
Henry Kissinger
Vietnam
Saigon
P.o.wls
Hanoi
Campaign spending limits spark Big Labor critique in Congress
The piece argues that a ceiling on campaign expenditures would favor incumbents, empower unions like AFL CIO Teamsters and United Auto Workers, and risk entrenching power in the labor bloc. It notes unions’ campaigning methods and calls for deeper reflection before new laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Virginia
Afl-Cio
Teamster
United Auto Workers
Congress
United Mine Workers
Big Labor
The British Constitution And Ours
Holmes Alexander argues against repealing the Constitution and rejoining the British Commonwealth. A traveler laments executive overreach, noting Fulbright and Nixon, and suggests a shift toward parliamentary rule if Congress grows stronger. The piece reflects fear of decay and belief in American constitutional primacy.
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Washington, D. C
British Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Bill Fulbright
Cambodia
Fulbright
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
George III
Congress
Capitol Hill
Nixon
Walter Johnson
America
Buckley and Sidey spar over Watergate amid Hefner heat
A Danville editorial voice weighs William F Buckley and Hugh Sidey chastising Nixon era rhetoric. It contrasts Sideys praise of the White House with Buckley’s critique of abuses of power and Ehrlic hman’s testimony. The piece also references Hefners Sex Book feature and its stir among political observers.
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Nixon
Jack Anderson
Hugh Sidey
Time Magazine
Sidey
White House
Council of Trent
Vienna
Vatican Two
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Walter Heller
Ichabod
Lyndon Johnson
Joe Califano
Eeasy
Ehrlichman
Michael Oakeshott
Fdr
Lyndor Johnson
John Ehrlichman
Martin Luther King
Landon Johinson
FBI
King
Johnny Kennedy
Mr. Sidey
Pentagon
Hugh Hefner
Mr. Hefner
Italy
Mary
Hefner
Ase
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Legionnaires
Dennis Carpenter
John Cleanberlain
Neville Chamberlain
Munich
U.S
Mike Mansfield
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Norodom Sihanouk
Peking
Phnom Penh
Mansfield
Japan
Indian Ocean
Indochinese
Singapore
Senator Soaper
Tilly
Holmes Alexander
Declard
William F. Buckley
Danville
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