President nixon claimed that he had the right to protect the privacy of conversations. True or False

Answer: True

Explanation: President Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until 1974. He was infamous for the Watergate scandal. During the Watergate scandal, President Nixon claimed that executive privilege allowed him to keep phone conversations private and that he didn't need to turn over the tape recordings of his calls. This led to a constitutional conflict over the powers of the presidency.

The supreme court made it clear in its ruling that the executive branch should not have more power than the legislative and judiciary and Nixon eventually turned over the transcripts of the tapes. The ttranscript clearly showed that he had covered up the Watergate crimes which led to impeachment proceedings.

He eventually resigned before the proceedings could be completed.