In this court case, President Nixon was charged of illegally taking and deleting tapes in the Watergate Scandal. Although he claimed executive power, Nixon was overturned by the court and forced to resign.
I believe that the Supreme court had carefully and correctly decided when they believe that President Nixon's defending statement is insufficient. Although it may have been different if Nixon had declared his executive powers against the court in order to protect the "military, diplomatic or sensitive national security secrets..." However, only claiming that the executive privilege will protect his own individual rights seems only to be a selfish reason. Furthermore, by doing so, Nixon is arousing suspicion that he is the culprit. If he really was innocent, he would have no problem surrendering the tapes.
This is a video of Nixon during his resignation video for the public. You can hear him avoiding certain praises in order to make the situation lighter than it actually is.
This court primary proved to the people of the nation that the President does not have the ultimate say and overall power. It symbolizes the checks and balances system in the United States of America.
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