Nixon resigned amid Watergate scandal. — -- President Richard Nixon resigned 40 years ago today, saying during his announcement that it would begin "that process of healing which is so ...
As Sen. Sam Ervin completed his 20-year Senate career in 1974 and issued his final report as chairman of the Senate Watergate committee, he posed the question: "What was Watergate?" Countless answers ...
On the evening of August 8, 1974, Richard Milhous Nixon sat at his desk in the Oval Office and announced that he was resigning the office of the president. The next day, he submitted his letter of ...
The pressure on President Richard Nixon in the spring and summer of 1974 was unrelenting. One by one, his aides dropped by the wayside, charged or convicted or pleading guilty in the widening ...
In early August of 1974, 40 years ago this week, the news was all Nixon. On Aug. 5, the “Smoking Gun” tapes were released, revealing to the public that he had known about Watergate. On Aug. 8, he ...
Looking back, there’s a certain air of inevitability around Richard Nixon’s resignation—we know about Watergate, we know about the impeachment trial, we can’t see how it could have played out any ...
Saturday is the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's resignation. Thursday, however, marks the anniversary of a related incident that has since become legendary in Arizona political lore. On ...
Rose Mary Woods, President Richard Nixon’s personal secretary, told me, “Your memo is good.” But it was clear Nixon would never see my 11th-hour plea for him not to resign. It was Aug. 8, 1974, and ...
President Richard Nixon resigned 40 years ago today, saying during his announcement that it would begin "that process of healing which is so desperately needed in America." The 37th president faced ...
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