Soon after President Nixon had been elected and sworn into office, there were signs of political dilemmas ahead. The men arrested for the Watergate break-in had just gone on trial in Washington, D.C. before Judge Sirica. A month later, a special senate committee was formed to investigate the 1972 presidential campaign irregularities and Watergate. Some of Nixon's top aides resigned and charges were being made that the President himself may have been involved.

A special prosecutor, Archibald Cox, was named by attorney general Elli

ot L. Richardson. The President asserted that he had no knowledge of any attempt to cover up Watergate. He refused to turn over White House tape recordings to the committee or Judge Sirica. It was believed that the tapes contained incriminating evidence against the President. In a further dispute over the tapes, the President dismissed the special prosecutor. Attorney general Richardson promptly resigned in protest of the dismissal. Under great pressure, which included calls for his impeachment or resignation, the President agreed to hand over the tapes to Judge Sirica. A new special prosecutor, Leon Jaworski, was appointed. The Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives wanted more tapes, of which the President claimed executive privilege. After months of hearings, the

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