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Buzhardt attempted to talk Thurmond out of his proposed marriage to Nancy Moore, a former beauty queen and 44 years his junior. Their efforts were unsuccessful and apparently did not affect either man's relationship with Thurmond. Buzhardt was one of only 35 people, 26 of whom were
366:. Nixon and Haig, who were aware of the sound-activated taping system in the Oval Office, had given to Buzhardt, who was not aware of it, detailed accounts of Nixon's meetings with Dean, including verbatim quotes. Buzhardt, in turn, conveyed the material to
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In a widely reported interview published in 1975, Buzhardt inquired whether the public would prefer "a competent scoundrel or an honest boob" as president, and he lamented that invasive media coverage inhibited good governance. Although
Buzhardt denied it,
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Thurmond's wedding to Moore in December 1968. According to Dent, Buzhardt was "like a son" to Thurmond, who had practiced law with Buzhardt's father.
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minute erased gap. The tape in question contained a conversation between the president and H. R. Haldeman from June 20, 1972, just a few days after the
Watergate break-in.
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to obtain them. That
November, after Nixon agreed to surrender some tapes, it became Buzhardt's task to inform U.S. District Judge
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portrayed
Buzhardt. Kiley called Buzhardt "one of the mystery men, very much behind the scenes, and yet he played a key role."
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hundreds of hours listening to the tapes to determine their contents before the tapes were conveyed to investigators.
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Nixon administration personnel involved in the Watergate scandal
273:. During the 1964 presidential campaign, Buzhardt, along with
258:. He graduated from West Point in 1946 and then served in the
874:"It's Tough Choice: 'An Honest Boob—Or Competent Scoundrel?'"
355:, an illegal proposed expansion of domestic surveillance.
296:'s campaign manager for the latter's unsuccessful bid for
715:"Democrats Have 'Forfeited' Right To Govern, Parker Says"
550:"REGISTER OF THE J. FRED BUZHARDT JR. PAPERS, 1923–1984"
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Ol' Strom: An Unauthorized Biography of Strom Thurmond
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1028:(March 1989). "Friday the Thirteenth".
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1221:United States Military Academy alumni
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951:Moreno, Sylvia (February 4, 2005).
439:Buzhardt died of a heart attack at
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672:. December 23, 1968. p. 5
302:Republican National Convention
203:. Previously he had served as
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821:Woodward & Bernstein 1976
498:Long, Jim (August 27, 1995).
340:following the resignation of
279:Republican National Committee
913:"Former Nixon Attorney Dies"
621:. October 7, 1965. p. 9
613:"New Aide For Sen. Thurmond"
264:University of South Carolina
172:University of South Carolina
1030:Journal of American History
762:. April 1, 1968. p. 11
441:Hilton Head, South Carolina
163:West Point Military Academy
143:Hilton Head, South Carolina
27:American lawyer (1924–1978)
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451:Buzhardt co-operated with
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360:Senate Watergate Committee
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221:Greenwood, South Carolina
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572:(December 15, 1968).
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376:Alexander Butterfield
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219:Buzhardt was born in
1161:Simon & Schuster
1072:. Longstreet Press.
1062:Thompson, Marilyn W.
918:Galveston Daily News
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241:Secretary of Defense
90:Leonard Niederlehner
34:J. Fred Buzhardt Jr.
801:The Washington Post
579:Des Moines Register
346:White House Counsel
256:US Military Academy
193:White House Counsel
872:(March 18, 1975).
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618:The Progress-Index
546:Clemson University
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384:special prosecutor
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102:Martin R. Hoffmann
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963:on March 29, 2015
879:Salt Lake Tribune
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720:The Index-Journal
669:The Index-Journal
570:Mollenhoff, Clark
505:The Index-Journal
364:White House tapes
332:on May 10, 1973.
330:Watergate matters
283:Harry S. Dent Sr.
201:Watergate scandal
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1097:Litigation
1058:Bass, Jack
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419:Later life
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