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Nixon's new defense muddles Watergate guilt issue
President Nixon released a lengthy defense arguing national security concerns justified domestic surveillance and the actions of The Plumbers. He acknowledged possible responsibility for the climate but denied personal knowledge of illegal acts, while warning the investigation could touch CIA covert operations and urging threefold aims: state his role, contextualize charges, and distinguish national security from Watergate.
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William Broom
Washington
Nixon
Watergate
CIA
Plumbers
White House
John Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman