The President's Compromise to Circumvent a Court Order

The President offered a compromise designed to circumvent a court order which would have required him to turn over the secret tapes. In a written statement, the President explained his idea and expressed his regret that Archibald Cox had turned it down. But the game was not over. Cox still had one play left. He would take his case directly to the American people. It was a bold move for this patrician Harvard professor,. This card-carrying member of the liberal establishment. And somehow, it worked.