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May 17, 2017 · WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 9: Republican president of the United States Richard Nixon thumbing up after announcing his resignation from the presidency after the Watergate scandal on August 9, 1974 ...
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Jun 14, 2022 · Within a day, their ties to President Richard M. Nixon’s re-election campaign emerged and thus began the slow unraveling of Nixon’s presidency known as Watergate. Garrett Graff ’03, historian and author of a new book, “Watergate: A New History,” spoke to the Gazette about the 50th anniversary of the scandal and its legacy.
The Watergate Scandal was about the abuses of Richard Nixon and his cabal of co-conspirators. That was the scanda. Part of what they did was break into the offices of the opposing political party, the Democratic National Committee, which were at the Watergate office complex. The scandal got its name from that building complex.
Apr 30, 1973 · President Nixon addresses the nation condemning the actions of those involved in the Watergate scandal. He urges the American people to have faith in the judicial system while also advocating for reforms of the system. The President emphasizes the sanctity of the Office of President and his intentions to maintain and promote that sanctity.
The impeachment process against Richard Nixon was initiated by the United States House of Representatives on October 30, 1973, during the course of the Watergate scandal, when multiple resolutions calling for the impeachment of President Richard Nixon were introduced immediately following the series of high-level resignations and firings widely called the "Saturday Night Massacre".
Proclamation 4311 was a presidential proclamation issued by President of the United States Gerald Ford on September 8, 1974, granting a full and unconditional pardon to Richard Nixon, his predecessor, for any crimes that he might have committed against the United States as president. [1] [2] In particular, the pardon covered Nixon's actions ...
