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6. Secret White House tapes reveal that LBJ knew about Nixon's 'treason' - but never reported it

Fri May 22, 2015, 06:35 PM

May 2015

President Lyndon Johnson knew of a plan by Richard Nixon to disrupt Vietnam War peace talks through 'treason,' but ultimately decided not to speak out about it, White House recordings have revealed.

The tapes, dating back to Johnson's last months in office between May 1968 and January 1969, show that Johnson was onto Nixon, who at the time was the Republican nominee for president.

According to the tapes, Johnson learned through FBI wiretaps that Nixon had played a role in getting South Vietnam to withdraw from peace talks in Paris that would effectively end the Vietnam War, and was therefore guilty of treason.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2294821/Lyndon-Johnson-White-House-tapes-reveal-knew-Richard-Nixons-treason.html#ixzz3auSMQnLB

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