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In United States v. Nixon, the Supreme Court ruled that
Archibald Cox had overstepped his bounds in demanding the Watergate tapes.
Nixon could not use executive privilege to withhold the Watergate tapes.
Nixon could use executive privilege to withhold the Watergate tapes.
Archibald Cox was required to end the Watergate investigation.

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The correct statement is: "Nixon could not use executive privilege to withhold the Watergate tapes."

Brief explanation: In United States v. Nixon (1974) the Supreme Court held that executive privilege is not absolute and cannot be used to block the production of evidence in a criminal trial when the need for evidence outweighs the President’s generalized confidentiality interests. The Court ordered the tapes turned over (the ruling led to the release of the recordings and to Nixon’s resignation). Archibald Cox had been the special prosecutor earlier but was fired in the "Saturday Night Massacre"; Leon Jaworski was the special prosecutor who actually brought the subpoena at issue.