Carolina QuotesOh, when the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.
Richard Nixon Connected to the Carolinas
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Interview with David Frost (May 19, 1977); printed in The New York Times (May 20, 1977), p. A16; also in "Nixon's Views on Presidential Power: Excerpts from an Interview with David Frost [Archive]", referring to the Huston Plan and views of presidential authority.
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