On August 29, Nixon held a press conference out in San Clemente, quickly brushing aside a leadoff question related to the campaign fund. Maurice Stans, he said, was “an honest man and one who is very meticulous” and would easily and quickly remedy any “technical violations [that] have occurred.” He also dismissed the need for a special prosecutor, noting the aggressive investigations already underway by the FBI, the Justice Department, the Senate Banking Committee, and the Government Accounting Office, all of which had “total cooperation” from the White House.
