S-atroP`Cie Q 1 7 1313 EdiNixon Belittles Watergate Case Washington • that the 18-minute bap 'was Edward Nixon, the Presi- damaging." dent is youngest brother, Asked about Watergate. • said -yesterday he thinks the Nixon told reporters: •'I Watergate scandal is "a think it's a tempest in the tempest in a teapot," teapot. There are a lot of H e also • expressed- the things that should not have view that Mr. Nixon's per- been done in ever Adminis- sonal secretary Rose Mary tration in this country. This Woods, could have Mistak- Administration is no excep- enly Caused the controver- tion." sial I8-minute gap in the June 20 tape conversation Referring to the ta of between President Nixon Mr. Nixon's Watergat n- and his former chief of staff, versations, he said ' ere H. R. Haldeman. are lots of unfortunate things that have come to light "I've known Rose Mary which I was not aware of or Woods for -years and I don't why they took'place." think she's mechanical." he said. "I'm sure she could The President's daughter. have made nmistake and so Julie Eisenhower. said that could I." if Miss Woods had caused Edward Nixon attended the gap in the tapes •'of t h e White House pre- course it was not done delib- Christmas Worship service erately." Sunday after spending the "She's a woman of .com- night in the executive man- plete integrity." said Julie, sion. "she would never do any- Another guest was Nixon's thing of a. criminal nature. And that's a criminal act." son-in-law, David Eisenhow- er; who said that he thought nited Press .