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Nov 2019
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Butterfield: Nixon’s Watergate Frenemy

BRUCE CARLSON
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Alexander Butterfield, Nixon’s deputy COS who revealed the existence of the taping system in the White House, gets only a small mention in Watergate history but he has a lot to contribute to the understanding of it. He recently spoke to Bob Woodward in a new book and his account and the records he kept for decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg ... Show More
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