White House tapes
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The White House tapes are secretly recorded conversations from President Richard Nixon’s Oval Office that became crucial evidence in the Watergate scandal and led to his resignation.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
audio recordings
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historical document → primary source → |
| accessPolicy |
gradually declassified and released to the public
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| archiveLocation |
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
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| associatedWith |
Nixon White House
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Richard Nixon → United States presidency → |
| contains |
conversations with Cabinet officials
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conversations with political allies and opponents → conversations with senior White House aides → |
| contributedTo |
resignation of Richard Nixon
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| controversy |
extent of erasures and missing recordings
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privacy and civil liberties concerns → |
| country |
United States
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| discovered |
during Senate Watergate hearings
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| documented |
Nixon’s involvement in Watergate cover-up
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| endTime |
1973
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| evidenceIn |
United States v. Nixon
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| evidenceType |
self-incriminating statements
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| genre |
political history source material
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| hasLanguage |
English
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| historicalImportance |
key source for historians of the Nixon presidency
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| impact |
increased public distrust of government
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reforms in campaign finance and government ethics → |
| installedBy |
United States Secret Service technicians
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| legalImpact |
strengthened doctrine of judicial review over executive privilege
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| legalIssue |
executive privilege
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| mediaType |
analog magnetic tape
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| notableFeature |
18½-minute gap in one recording
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| orderedBy |
Richard Nixon
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| recordedAt |
Oval Office
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White House → |
| recordedBy |
Richard Nixon administration
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| recordingMethod |
secret taping system
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| relatedTo |
Saturday Night Massacre
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Senate Watergate Committee → impeachment process against Richard Nixon → |
| relatedWork |
Nixon White House tapes transcripts
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| significance |
crucial evidence in Watergate scandal
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| startTime |
1971
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| subclassOf |
presidential recordings
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| subject |
United States politics
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Watergate scandal → executive power → presidential conversations → |
| timePeriod |
early 1970s
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| usedIn |
Watergate scandal investigation
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Referenced by (2)
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H. R. Haldeman
("Nixon White House tapes")
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Watergate scandal
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