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Sunday, April 29, 1973
- Nixon meets with newly appointed Attorney General Elliot Richardson and tells him to investigate Watergate thoroughly no matter where it leads. Nixon says he's innocent so there's nothing to worry about.
- Nixon summons Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and Kleindienst and tells them all they need to resign.
Monday, April 29, 1974
- President Nixon delivers a speech in prime time announcing the release of the edited transcripts saying they "will at last, once and for all, show that what I knew and what I did with regard to the Watergate break-in and cover-up were just as I have described them to you from the beginning."
"We stand by our story."
Ben Bradlee | Executive Editor of The Washington Post