To force President Nixon to surrender taped conversations as part of the investigation for
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the Watergate break-in.
No one can withhold important information of a crime has been committed.
Nixon refused to turn over the tapes to the investigative committee.
He claimed that he had "executive privilege".
Although he finally released the tapes, they were edited.
The President's rights to keep some information secret from Congress and the courts.
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Nixon must turn over the
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