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White House Taping System Revelation

United States of America · Politics / Watergate. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1973

Howard Henry Baker16 July 1973

Washington · Politics / Watergate

Participates when Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of the White House recording system, giving the committee a potential source of direct evidence about disputed presidential conversations.

Names involved

Howard Henry Baker

Provenance

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