1. 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
... later in 1973 the testimony of the White House aide Alexander Butterfield uncovered the entire investigation. On national television Butterfield told the world that Nixon had ordered a video recording system to be installed in the White House to record all conversations. Nixon refused to release the tapes; he said they were vital ... the Democratic Party. After these events took place Nixon's popularity steadily eroded away. In August of 1974, three tapes disclosed that Nixon had ordered the FBI to stop investigating the Watergate break-in. The tapes also revealed that Nixon had aided i...
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