Politics

Pierre Trudeau offered Nixon support over 'Watergate thing'

Newly released tapes reveal Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau called President Richard Nixon in May, 1973 to express his "great confidence and respect" to the embattled U.S. president over "the Watergate thing" less than two weeks after the growing scandal claimed Nixon's top White House staff.

'We'll survive it,' embattled U.S. president responded in phone call taped during 1973 scandal

With files from The Associated Press