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Monday, June 11, 1973
- Cox sends a letter to the White House asking for the tape of an April 15 conversation between Dean and the President that Nixon told Asst Attorney General Henry Peterson will exonerate him. When confronted with the request, Nixon claims he only has a Dictabelt of his recollections, not an actual tape.
Tuesday, June 11, 1974
- Facing mounting allegations, Kissinger holds a press conference to make his case and says he will resign if his reputation is beyond repair.
- While on the Middle East trip, Nixon's physicians tell him he has a blood clot that could be fatal, but Nixon refuses to return to the US.
- Whitehead and Buchen meet with the Ford transition team to continue planning in case Nixon was impeached or resigned. They also believe it could pose a problem for Ford if he attempts to soften Nixon's legal problems after leaving office.
"(The edited transcripts of the secret tapes) 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."
Richard Nixon | President of the United States