The decision of the Supreme Court in the case of

United States v. Nixon (1974) stated that

(1) President Richard Nixon as commander in

chief could extend the Vietnam War into

Cambodia

(2) executive branch officials could be fired by

the president without the Senate’s approval

(3) executive privilege did not allow the

president to withhold recordings that were

related to the Watergate affair

(4) congressional approval of the War Powers Act

of 1973 violated the separation of powers