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...brave words masked what must be an acute dilemma posed by the tapes for Nixon, whether innocent or guilty of Watergate crimes. His press spokesmen have put the tapes in the same category as "the presidential papers," which Nixon on July 7 described to Ervin as documents he must withhold from the Senate committee. His refusal to release them, he wrote, was "based on my constitutional obligation to pre serve intact the powers and prerogatives of the presidency and not upon any desire to withhold information relevant to your inquiry." Yet the White House has already given the committee...
Your July 10 news story on Professor Freund's reaction to President Nixon's decision to withhold information from the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities raises some very interesting questions about the separation of powers in the United States...
...under critical questioning, Mitchell contended that he had made no parallel effort to persuade other knowledgeable officials to withhold similar facts from the President, and he denied taking any action to keep the arrested conspirators silent. Considering Mitchell's overriding concern for Nixon's reelection, his efforts to "keep the lid on," as he put it, seemed much too limited to ensure the President's insulation. To admit broader activities, of course, could make Mitchell-who was not testifying under any grant of immunity against criminal prosecution-more susceptible to a charge of conspiracy to obstruct justice...
...sure in advance how the court will decide these questions, or what its reasoning will be, but one hint came last December in a slightly different regulatory case. The court decided that state liquor authorities had the power to withhold liquor licenses from places that featured bottomless dancers or erotic films. Considering that ruling as well as the general inclinations of the men on the court, the shrewdest observers are betting that every pornography case will go in favor of tighter controls...
Constantine: For one thing, they can withhold diplomatic recognition of the regime in Athens. The diplomats [in Athens] were accredited to me and to no one else. How can they now assume that those credentials are transferred to an illegal regime? Until the people of Greece can freely express themselves, this is essential. Otherwise, the free world will be condoning a coup d'etat with no legal basis...