Before the release of this tape, President Nixon had denied political motivations in his instructions to the CIA, and claimed he had no knowledge before March 21,1973 of involvement by senior campaign officials such as John Mitchell.
President Nixon had denied political motivations in his instructions to the CIA. This was before the release of this tape. He had no knowledge before March 21,1973 of involvement by senior campaign officials such as John Mitchell. This was what President Nixon claimed before the release of this tape.