Nixon appeals to nation to get on with business
President Nixon urged Americans to let the courts decide guilt or innocence in the Watergate scandal and said the time has come to turn Watergate over to the courts and for the nation to get on with urgent business.
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Nixon faces questions over Watergate statement
President Nixon acknowledged the speech left many questions unanswered. Several points remain unresolved including Why he did not demand an accounting from campaign director John Mitchell How he did not directly question former counsel John Dean III about others involved in wiretapping Why he did not pursue Gray’s warning about White House staff confusion Why he did not urge FBI or Justice Department inquiry into new allegations raised by Dean and others and when he learned of the Ellsberg psychiatrist break in and Pentagon Papers delay He promised a news conference before Labor Day to address the issues.
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Nixon signals Congress equal power in Indochina policy
President Nixon acknowledged Congress must share Indochina policy after lifting the bombing ban on Cambodia. He framed Congress as responsible for future actions against North Vietnam while defending his Watergate era decisions and urging national unity.
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