Published Article: A Historical Record Of Special Counsels Before Watergate
Reason Magazine • 4/28/2026
Summary
The article presents a collection of primary sources authored by presidents, attorneys general, United States attorneys, special counsels, and others from the 1850s to the 1950s. It serves as a historical record of special counsels prior to the Watergate scandal.
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