What was the decision in U. S. v. Nixon?

A) Presidents have extensive executive privilege.

B) President Nixon must comply with court orders relating to Watergate.

C) The president can accept gifts from lobbyists and foreign dignitaries, but he must pay taxes according to the value of the gift.

D) Nixon was a crook and, therefore, had failed to uphold his presidential oath of office.

E) When the president does it, that means it's not illegal.

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Maddison

11 January, 11:20

What was the decision in U. S. v. Nixon?

A) Presidents have extensive executive privilege.

B) President Nixon must comply with court orders relating to Watergate.

C) The president can accept gifts from lobbyists and foreign dignitaries, but he must pay taxes according to the value of the gift.

D) Nixon was a crook and, therefore, had failed to uphold his presidential oath of office.

E) When the president does it, that means it's not illegal.

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Brindle · Answer 1

B) President Nixon must comply with court orders relating to Watergate.

Explanation:

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously, and definitively, that President Nixon must turn over tape recordings of White House conversations needed by the Watergate special prosecutor for the trial of the President's highest aides.