Nixon admits Watergate coverup but says he did not know
President Nixon acknowledged wide ranging efforts to cover up Watergate and said he intervened only to bar the FBI from probing national security activities. He vowed not to resign and defended his conduct in a lengthy 4,000 word statement while denying prior knowledge of the burglary. He then met with four top Republican leaders and George Bush.
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Nixon Statement on Watergate Clarifies Personal Role
White House release quotes President Nixon denying prior Watergate involvement and any knowledge of cover up efforts. He lists seven specific denials, notes awareness of national security concerns, and describes interactions with Haldeman Ehrlichman and the FBI inquiry to avoid implicating covert operations.
Talks on peace shift to Saigon
Henry Kissinger’s aide William H. Sullivan arrived in Saigon to confer with President Nguyen Van Thieu on new truce arrangements. He said he will stay two to three days then go to Washington to brief on Paris talks with Le Duc Tho and Nguyen Co Thach and seek Thieu’s approval on a possible joint clarification of the Paris peace agreement.
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Middletown Weather Outlook With Thunder Showers
Scattered thunder showers are forecast for Middletown tonight with lows in the mid 50s. Thursday brings cloudy skies and rain with highs near 70. Yesterday’s high was 76 and the overnight low 61. 0.2 inches of rain had fallen by 8 a.m. Details on page 22.
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Richardson says he hid nothing in Pentagon papers case
Elliott L. Richardson testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his nomination as attorney general denying any coverup and arguing for maximum disclosure. The panel paused its closed session to review Ellsberg related questions after a trial judge cited government misconduct including a break in at Ellsberg's psychiatrist’s office.
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Caulfield Senate testimony centers on Nixon clemency claim
Go-between John J. Caulfield testifies before the Senate Watergate committee about delivering messages alleged to be from the White House regarding executive clemency for Watergate defendants. He says he never named the President, while McCord asserts Nixon was aware of meetings. Ulasewicz's broader role and payments from Kalmbach are noted as part of the unfolding probe.
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Documents seized reveal Dean's White House theft in Watergate era
Dean says he took a 43 page volume and eight supplements from the White House fearing destruction and asks a court to seize the papers. Nixon calls the documents extremely sensitive touching foreign intelligence while Sen Symington asserts a secret CIA Pentagon domestic spying plan existed but was never enacted.
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