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Thursday, May 03, 1973

  • Nixon vacations in Key Biscayne to rest following the last few hectic days. Haldeman recommends Alexander Haig succeed him as Nixon's Chief of Staff.

Friday, May 03, 1974

  • In an effort to show that Watergate was now in the past, Nixon attends a large rally in Phoenix saying "The time has come to get Watergate behind us and to get on with the business of America."

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Alexander Butterfield | Deputy Chief of Staff