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- 4 - I. Rather, I shall attempt to put the evidence in perspective from the standpoint of the Presidency, and to put the experience of Watergate in perspective from the standpoint of the Nation. On May 22nd, before the major witnesses had testified, I issued a detailed statement addressing the charges that had been made 1 against the President. I. I have today issued another written statement, which addresses the charges that have been made since then as they relate to my own conduct, and describes the efforts that I made to discover the facts about the matter. 2. On May 22, I stated in very specific terms -- and I state again to every American tonight -- (I) That I had no prior knowledge of the Watergate operation;