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Nixon’s secret 1975 testimony released

Stanley Kutler knew there would be no great surprises when Richard Nixon?s long-secret 1975 grand jury testimony was finally released, but the transcripts do reveal a feisty and cagey disgraced president.

Without the University of Wisconsin-Madison emeritus professor?s lawsuit, the transcript that shows Nixon defending his shredded legacy and shady Watergate-era actions might never have been released. Nixon never thought his grand jury testimony would come out.