White House Statement About the Decision To Appeal the Court Order Requiring Production of Presidential Tape Recordings and Documents.
THE PRESIDENT met today with his White House Counsel, and it has been decided that Counsel will seek review in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia of Judge Sirica's order. Appropriate papers for obtaining review are being prepared and will be filed prior to the expiration of the stay of the order next Thursday.
Note: The statement was issued at San Clemente, Calif.
The texts of documents filed by attorneys for the President as part of the appellate process are printed in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (vol. 9, PP. 1061, 1100, and 1154).
Richard Nixon, White House Statement About the Decision To Appeal the Court Order Requiring Production of Presidential Tape Recordings and Documents. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/255866