Ford confirmed as 40th vice president in historic ceremony
Rep Gerald Ford won Senate and House confirmation as the 40th vice president and pledged support and loyalty to Nixon in a simple oath ceremony in Washington. Chief Justice Burger administered the oath as Ford, 60, addressed Congress and the nation, promising to uphold the Constitution amid the Nixon impeachment scrutiny.
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Congress
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Steven
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Betty
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Lincoln
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White House to hand tape to judge in Mitchell Stans case
The White House will provide federal Judge Lee Gagliardi with the complete tape of the President Dean conversation after earlier rejection of a partial transcript. The tape concerns John Mitchell and Maurice Stans and may affect Dean’s testimony in the Watergate related obstruction of justice case.
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UPI
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John Wwill
John Mitchell
Maurice Stans
Lee Gagliardi
Dean
Gagliardi
James Rayhill
J. Fred Buzhardt
Rayhill
Washington
Edward Nixon
New Jersey
Robert L. Vesco
Mitchell
Stans
Commerce
Nixon
Vesco
Mitchell-Stans
Haig cites sinister force eyed in Watergate tape erasure
White House chief of staff Alexander Haig testified that talk existed of an unidentified sinister force erasing parts of Nixon’s Watergate tapes. He described two tones and a 4% to 5 minute gap on the 18 minute section, noting Rose Mary Woods’ explanation and limited access to the tapes by Woods and Stephen Bull. He said the motive was unclear and emphasized verifying who had access to the recordings.
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UPI
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White House
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U. S
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Haldeman
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Miss Woods
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Proxmire seeks ouster of Bork over illegal service
Senator William Proxmire charges Robert Bork is illegally serving as acting attorney general and asks a U.S. district court to remove him. A suit by Proxmire’s Washington lawyer seeks to limit a temporary head of department to 30 days, as Bork passed the period on November 18.
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UPI
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Robert H. Bork
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Bork
Elliot Richardson
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Dixon
Office of Legal Counsel
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