Claims of Executive Privilege for Subpoenaed Materials
11/26/1973
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This document was submitted by President Richard Nixon's counsel, J. Fred Buzhardt, in response to the August 29, 1973, subpoena of Nixon's White House tape recordings during the Watergate investigation. Grand jury proceedings pertained to two missing recorded conversations and an 18 1/2 minute gap in the nine Presidential tape recordings subpoenaed from Nixon. The subpoena demanded "all tapes and other electronic and/or mechanical recordings or reproductions, and any memoranda, papers, transcripts or other writings."
Buzhardt outlined President Nixon's claims of executive privilege over the conversations. Ultimately, the Supreme Court ruled that President Nixon had to turn over the tape recordings.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2013 Summer Workshop in Washington, DC.
Buzhardt outlined President Nixon's claims of executive privilege over the conversations. Ultimately, the Supreme Court ruled that President Nixon had to turn over the tape recordings.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2013 Summer Workshop in Washington, DC.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force.
National Archives Identifier: 7582816
Full Citation: Analysis, Index and Particularized Claims of Executive Privilege for Subpoenaed Materials; 11/26/1973; Transcripts of In Re Grand Jury Proceedings, 5/1973 - 1/1974; Records of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, Record Group 460; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/executive-privilege-subpoenaed-materials, March 26, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
