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Indeed, the opening weeks' testimony in the Watergate conspiracy trial carried grave judicial implications for the defendants, and portended adverse historical consequences for Nixon. As outlined in the clear, confident opening argument of Assistant Special Prosecutor Richard Ben-Veniste, in the familiar, matter-of-fact testimony of Perpetual Watergate Witness John Dean and in the devastating tapes, the Government's case was impressive indeed...
...Veniste wasted no time in grappling with the question on everyone's mind: the complicity of Nixon, who was not in court and is safe from prosecution because of his pardon. The prosecutor, in effect, pronounced Nixon guilty, contending that the conspiracy to obstruct justice had "involved the participation of even the President himself...
...also condemned by Ehrlichman's attorney, William Prates, as one who had "deceived, misled and lied." With three of the defendants turning against each other, and two assailing Nixon, the basic details of Nixon's role seem certain to emerge-just as predicted by the retiring Special Prosecutor, Leon Jaworski (see box following page...
...prepared to return to private law practice in Houston, Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski last week talked with TIME Correspondent Hays Gorey about the accomplishments of eleven months spent investigating the Watergate scandal. Highlights of the interview...
...time of the pardon, Ford gave the former President control over the tapes and related documents. Tradition, said Ford, made them Nixon's property, a view that is now being sharply challenged (TIME, Sept. 30). When Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski protested that he needed access to the materials, the White House temporarily suspended the agreement. In recent weeks, Ford's and Nixon's lawyers have tried to reach a new agreement on how the tapes should be handled, but to no avail. On the day of last week's hearing, Nixon went to court...