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Defining MoMents

nIxon resIgns

In the wake of the Watergate scandal and more and
more criminal or embarrassing details emerging about
his tenure in the White House, President richard nixon
resigned on 9 August 1974. Having lost the support
of members of his own party, impeachment by
congress was looking certain and nixon left office
before the process could reach a conclusion,
but still did not accept (or apologise for)
any wrongdoing.
1974

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