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Legal Citation: 418 U.S. 683 (1974)

Appellant
United States

Appellee
Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States

Appellant's Claim
That the president had to obey a subpoena ordering him to turn over tape recordings and documents relating to his conversations with aides and advisers concerning the Watergate break-in.

Chief Lawyers for Appellant
Leon Jaworski, Philip A. Lacovara

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
James D. St. Clair

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger (writing for the Court), William O. Douglas, Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Potter Stewart, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
None (William H. Rehnquist did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
24 July 1974