Nixon Nixon And Nixon - 2163 Words

â€Å"Nixon by Nixon† 1. What were Nixon’s reasons for taping his conversations? Nixon had a couple reasons to tape his conversations. His main reason was to make his administration â€Å"the best chronicled in history.† He also explained that there were some instances in which having someone in the room taking notes was neither appropriate nor convenient. By using a recording device, Nixon was able to go back on major meetings and recall all that was said, leaving no room for a gray area. He believed that the positives outweighed the negatives, and the secrecy of the system overrode any objections made by those taped that had privacy concerns. President Nixon relied heavily on the advice of Bob Haldeman, Nixon’s chief of staff. Haldeman stated†¦show more content†¦Edgar Hoover (FBI Director), Pat Nixon (First Lady), and Alexander Butterfield (Deputy Assistant). The only people who were knowingly recorded were Bob Haldeman, Stephen Bull, and Alexander Butterfield. Haldeman and Nixon had discussed a recording system in 1971, and Butterfield was in on it. They decided they would have the Secret Service install a voice-activated recording system, so that Nixon would not have to worry about switching a system on and off. Butterfield made the official order to the Secret Service, and a recording system was place in seven different places: The Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, the White House telephone line, the Executive Office Building, the Aspen Lodge at Camp David, and telephones throughout that same lodge. The Secret Service kept up with the maintenance of the tapes, and conducted tests to make sure it was working. 3. Is there a difference between Snowden’s publishing of National Security Agency Information and the New York Times publishing the â€Å"pentagon papers†? Discuss. Though there are similarities in regards to national security and executive privilege, there is definitely a difference between Snowden’s publishing of National Security Agency Information and the New York Times publishing the â€Å"pentagon papers.† Daniel Ellsberg, a military analyst, opposed the war in Vietnam and decided that