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Laird to Sheriff Nixon a Guard Against Impulses in White House
Melvin R. Laird, newly named counselor to the president for domestic affairs, says Nixon must be protected from his own impulses. He criticizes aides who failed to say no and recalls orders to fire officials he refused, citing Watergate impact and a need to move government past the scandal. Laird says no cosmetic change, expects substantive policy direction with Cabinet rank.
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