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Presidents clash with Congress on executive privilege
A detailed AP overview traces how at least ten presidents faced battles with Congress over executive privilege, with Nixon seeking a Supreme Court ruling. It lists Washington through Roosevelt and Eisenhower, showing refusals on testimony and access to papers, and notes key cases, including Burr, Jackson, Tyler, Grant, Cleveland, Taft, Hoover, FDR, and Nixon. The piece emphasizes precedent, limits, and ongoing uncertainty in the privilege doctrine.
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William F. Arbogast
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Nixon
John W. Dean
Senate Judiciary Committee
L. Patrick Gray II
FBI
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
John Tyler
Ulysses S. Grant
Grover Cleveland
William Howard Taft
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House
John Jay