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American History

PJMcK

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1. Nixon was arrogant

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 08:45 AM

Jul 2024

A smart man would have burned the tapes at the first hint of their existence. Destroying evidence? If it’s gone how would that be proven?

But Nixon wanted to hold onto them. Dumb and arrogant. Just like Trump and the classified documents.

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On this day, July 30, 1974, Richard Nixon released subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 OP

Nixon was arrogant PJMcK Jul 2024 #1