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3 days ago · It was Oct. 20, 1973, and Richard Nixon had just asked Richardson’s father, Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson ’41, to fire Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox ’34.
6 days ago · CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Watergate, the 1970s political scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Timeline June 17, 1972 – Five men are arrested ...
3 days ago · Richard Nixon, 37th president of the United States (1969–74), who, faced with almost certain impeachment for his role in the Watergate scandal, became the first American president to resign from office. He was also vice president (1953–61) under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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- Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. He was a Republican, and he held the presidency from 1969 to 1974. Nixon became the firs...
- As U.S. president, Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency, proposed an affirmative action program in federal employment, expande...
- During the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon and his administration were discovered to have been involved in a burglary attempt at the Democratic Na...
- Richard Nixon, arguably, tried to prolong the Vietnam War during the 1968 presidential campaign in an effort to win the presidency. Once he became...
- Gerald Ford succeeded Richard Nixon as U.S. president after Nixon resigned. He was Nixon’s second vice president. President Ford’s earliest acts in...
4 days ago · The Watergate scandal was a significant political controversy in the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974, ultimately resulting in Nixon's resignation. It originated from attempts by the Nixon administration to conceal its involvement in the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee ...
5 days ago · Butterfield, former President Richard Nixon’s deputy assistant, 1973 testimony, blew the lid off the Watergate hearings by revealing Nixon’s clandestine taping of Whitehouse phone conversations.
May 26, 2024 · His moment of fame came in 1973, as a deputy attorney general, when he choose to resign rather than carry out Nixon’s unlawful order to fire Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox. By Gene ...
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May 25, 2024 · Original cast ( left to right ): Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, and Chevy Chase. As of October 2023, the late-night live variety series Saturday Night Live ( SNL) has featured 164 cast members. The ensemble was originally referred to as the Not Ready for Prime Time Players.
