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August 29, 1973: Judge Sirica Orders Nixon to Hand over Tapes

1973-08-29

Judge John Sirica orders President Nixon to hand over nine of the secret White House tapes for Sirica to review in private. Nixon refuses, but will lose in the courts. [Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum, 7/3/2007]