Question

Which of the following best explains Nixon's view of executive privilege?

1)
The president should only be allowed to keep private records in matters of
national security
2)
The president's actions should never be questioned. Documents ought to
remain private to protect the government.
3)
The president should be accessible to the people. All documents and records
ought to be made available.
4) Everything is negotiable. If needed, documents may be released on a case by
case basis.

Answer 1

2) The president's actions should never be questioned. Documents ought to remain private to protect the government.

Step-by-step explanation:

During his presidency, Nixon made multiple recordings of his conversations for a future memoir. These tapes were vital evidence in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal. After Congress was informed of the taping system within the White House, a subpoena was issued to retrieve these tapes. Nixon refused to turn over the tapes, claiming that executive privilege allowed him to keep them secret.

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Nixon must release the tapes. Out of the tapes that were released, one had enough evidence of the Watergate burglary cover-up to convince Congress to impeach Nixon. He resigned to avoid this.