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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
355:. 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
262:. During the 1964 presidential campaign, Buzhardt, along with
247:. He graduated from West Point in 1946 and then served in the
863:"It's Tough Choice: 'An Honest Boob—Or Competent Scoundrel?'"
344:, an illegal proposed expansion of domestic surveillance.
285:'s campaign manager for the latter's unsuccessful bid for
704:"Democrats Have 'Forfeited' Right To Govern, Parker Says"
539:"REGISTER OF THE J. FRED BUZHARDT JR. PAPERS, 1923–1984"
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192:. Previously he had served as
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268:Republican National Committee
902:"Former Nixon Attorney Dies"
610:. October 7, 1965. p. 9
602:"New Aide For Sen. Thurmond"
253:University of South Carolina
161:University of South Carolina
1019:Journal of American History
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152:West Point Military Academy
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1150:Simon & Schuster
1061:. Longstreet Press.
1051:Thompson, Marilyn W.
907:Galveston Daily News
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230:Secretary of Defense
79:Leonard Niederlehner
23:J. Fred Buzhardt Jr.
790:The Washington Post
568:Des Moines Register
335:White House Counsel
245:US Military Academy
182:White House Counsel
861:(March 18, 1975).
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469:Clemson University
373:special prosecutor
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353:White House tapes
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319:Watergate matters
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984:1 November
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