[WATERGATE]. Submission of Recorded Presidential Conversations To the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives by President Richard Nixon. [Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974].  

4to. Publisher's printed wraps (toning to spine, some creasing). Provenance: Ellen Barsheff (inscription).  
 
The White House released edited transcripts of secret conversations recorded in the Oval Office following the indictment of the "Watergate Seven" in March 1974. Though Nixon's speech announcing the release was originally well-received, public opinion quickly turned against him as the transcripts became more widely-read, ultimately leading to his resignation in early August. With contemporary annotations from Ellen Barsheff on verso of title-page describing Nixon's resignation on 8 August 1974: "Pres. Nixon resigned on T.V. effective noon 8/9/74. Vice Pres. Ford will be sworn in at this time." Then on 9 August 1974: "Pres. Nixon, Mrs. Nixon, Mr. & Mrs. Cox left White House by 'helo'."  


Property from the Patrick Atkinson Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota