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Wednesday, July 18, 1973

Cox requests eight tapes from Buzhardt based on the information he's deduced from reading the Presidential Daily Diaries.

Thursday, July 18, 1974

While arguing before the Judiciary Committee, St. Clair introduces a section of transcript from March 22 where the President tells Haldeman, "I don't mean to be blackmailed by Hunt. That goes too far." St. Clair claims while the President may not have acted immediately on March 21, within six weeks Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and Dean were all ousted. Many protest this new transcript which amounts to a small segment in a much longer conversation already under subpoena but denied by the White House. St Clair admits only the President can give them more than what he has.

"[Regarding payoffs for the Watergate burglars) You could get a million dollars, and you could get it in cash. I know where it could be gotten."

Richard Nixon | President of the United States