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Alan: Nixon was the first president to release his tax returns, stating soon thereafter: "People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook... Well, I am not a crook.""
Context: "The custom of releasing tax returns began with Richard Nixon, Thorndike said. In 1973, while under audit and amid a controversy over his personal taxes, Nixon released returns dating back to when he took office in 1969. The scandal led to one of Nixon's most famous quotes. "People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook," Nixon told reporters in November 1973. "Well, I am not a crook.""
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