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NIXON'S PAPER CHASE.

Authors :
Hirschorn, Michael
Source :
New Republic; 9/2/85, Vol. 193 Issue 10, p7-10, 2p
Publication Year :
1985

Abstract

Discusses various aspects related to presidential papers in the U.S. and how former President Richard Nixon might benefit from it. Lawsuit filed by Nixon against the U.S. government in which he demanded that it pay him for the estimated 42 million pages of Nixon presidential papers it holds at the National Archives; Market value of Nixon's papers; Discussion on the legal status of presidential papers throughout the ages; Reasons why Nixon is exempt from the clause that all presidential papers, starting with Ronald Reagan, are the property of the government in the first place; Significance of the Watergate scandal in the control exercised by Nixon over his presidential papers and the Watergate tapes.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00286583
Volume :
193
Issue :
10
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
New Republic
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
15018016