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Watergate Statement

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

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Chronological records

1973

Richard Milhous Nixon22 May 1973

Washington · Politics / Watergate

Issues a lengthy statement on Watergate, acknowledging a White House effort to contain the scandal while denying prior knowledge of criminal conduct.

Names involved

Richard Milhous Nixon

Provenance

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