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QuizMultiple Choice

The Late 20th Century — Test

Question 22 • US History Studies Since 1877

When President Nixon finally turned over all the Watergate tapes to the special prosecutor, the tapes

Answer
A
contained an important, unexplained gap of eighteen-and-a-half minutes.
B
showed that Nixon’s right to “executive privilege” had been violated.
C
revealed that Nixon had no knowledge of the break-in.
D
did not incriminate Nixon because the tapes were impossible to understand.

Explanation

One of the Watergate recordings had an unexplained gap of about eighteen-and-a-half minutes, which became a major issue during the investigation. The gap did not prove Nixon’s innocence or show that his executive privilege had been violated. Choice D correctly identifies the gap in the tapes.

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