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President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: historian ()
Date: August 09, 2014 12:17PM

President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today

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40 years ago today, on August 9th, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon, who was facing imminent Congressional impeachment on charges of obstruction of justice for not complying with a U.S. Supreme Court order, resigned at noon.

During his speech to the American people the day before, broadcast on all three networks, and including NewsChannel9 here in Chattanooga, Nixon said his resignation would begin "that process of healing which is so desperately needed in America."

This came after months of scandal and intrigue that began with a break-in at the Watergate hotel back in June of 1972. Connections of the burglars to low-level officials inside Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign revealed additional connections, that eventually led to President Nixon's senior staff.

During the investigation it was revealed that the Nixon administration had established a clandestine recording system throughout the White House for the majority of his term. The U.S. Justice Department appointed a special prosecutor Archibald to investigate the case. When Cox issued a subpoena to President Nixon, asking for copies of taped conversations recorded in the Oval Office and authorized by Nixon as evidence, the president initially refused to comply. On Saturday, October 19, 1973, Nixon ordered that Attorney General Elliot Richardson to fire Cox. Richardson refused, and resigned in protest. Nixon then ordered Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus to fire Cox. He also refused and resigned. Nixon then ordered the Solicitor General, Robert Bork (as acting head of the Justice Department) to fire Cox. A federal district judge later ruled that Nixon's actions were illegal.

Congress was infuriated by the act, which was seen as a gross abuse of presidential power. Members of Nixon's own Republican party, including the recently-deceased Tennessee Senator Howard Baker, were demanding that the President come clean with the American people. The public sent in an unusually large number of telegrams to both the White House and Congress.

The scandal grew so that in August of 1974, realizing he would not have support from many in his own party in Congress on the impeachment question, Nixon decided to resign.

"I would've preferred to carry through to the finish, whatever the personal agony it would've involved," he said.

After giving his resignation address to the American people, Nixon gave an emotional 20-minute farewell speech to his White House staff.

In conclusion, he told them, "always remember: others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win -- unless you hate them. And then, you destroy yourself."

He then left the White House, to a helicopter on the White House lawn. Right before getting in, he turned, waved to the crowd, raised his arms, -- both hands displaying his signature V for Victory sign -- and smiled. then he turned around, got in the helicopter, and began his post-presidency.

Minutes later, Nixon's Vice President, Gerald Ford took the oath of office as Commander-in-Chief.

Watch President Nixon's full television resignation address here (this clip includes the minutes leading up to the live broadcast, in which Nixon can be seen smiling and joking with his staff.

Watch Nixon emotionally address his White House staff and their families here.

Feel free to share in the comments below what you remember about Watergate, and whether you watched Nixon's resignation address, 40 years ago today.

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: Nostradamus the Teabag retard ()
Date: August 09, 2014 01:09PM

I remember that speech like it was yesterday. As Nixon read his resignation , I turned to my wife and said, "Honey, this is bad. The only thing that could possibly be worse is BENGHAZI!!!"

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: libs hate America. ()
Date: August 09, 2014 01:19PM

All the guy did was a little B&E. He took responsibility. Look at fucking Obama. The guy attacks countries illegally, assassinates American children, refuses to uphold his oath of office, shits on the constitution and libs rejoice!

If you're a pathetic fuck up and hate America, libs love you.

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: G. Gordon ()
Date: August 09, 2014 01:32PM

libs hate America. Wrote:
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> All the guy did was a little B&E. He took
> responsibility. Look at fucking Obama. The guy
> attacks countries illegally, assassinates American
> children, refuses to uphold his oath of office,
> shits on the constitution and libs rejoice!
>
> If you're a pathetic fuck up and hate America,
> libs love you.

I remember when Nixon resigned the libs were saying it was the end of the Republican Party. Guess what?

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: I was amazed ()
Date: August 09, 2014 02:05PM

I was amazed at a country, considering the time in history, that a President could resign or be forced out of office without bloodshed or a military coup. That said a lot about this country, the lazy good for nothing hippies who were stoned 24/7, traveling the Hippie trail around the world high as a kite, only to stop over into Communist Cuba and help with the sugar harvest, because they thought it was the best socialist country in the world, never had a clue.

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: Stupidass rednecks ()
Date: August 09, 2014 03:43PM

libs hate America. Wrote:
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> All the guy did was a little B&E. He took
> responsibility.


Yeah, and slavery wasn't bad. And there's such thing as "legitimate rape".

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: A macho crime ()
Date: August 09, 2014 03:48PM

Stupidass rednecks Wrote:
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> libs hate America. Wrote:
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> > All the guy did was a little B&E. He took
> > responsibility.
>
>
> Yeah, and slavery wasn't bad. And there's such
> thing as "legitimate rape".


That is at least a man's crime, Jerry Studds and Barney Frank were guilty of some strange goings on at the same point in time. Especially Studds,couldn't keep away from those Rep. Pages.

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: libs hate America. ()
Date: August 09, 2014 05:13PM

Stupidass rednecks Wrote:
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> libs hate America. Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > All the guy did was a little B&E. He took
> > responsibility.
>
>
> Yeah, and slavery wasn't bad. And there's such
> thing as "legitimate rape".

Democrats fought abolishing slavery to their death. Democrats are passionate about keeping rapists alive and getting them back on the street.

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: wally ()
Date: August 09, 2014 05:14PM

Nixon took responsibility? When was this? The responsible thing to do would have been to turn over the tapes instead of obstructing justice.

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: gifs 2 go ()
Date: August 09, 2014 05:24PM

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: gifs 2 go ()
Date: August 09, 2014 05:25PM

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: gifs 2 go ()
Date: August 09, 2014 05:25PM

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: lolz ()
Date: August 09, 2014 05:29PM

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: August 09, 2014 05:32PM

Gerald Ford made a great President.

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: Two things made him great ()
Date: August 09, 2014 06:20PM

eesh Wrote:
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> Gerald Ford made a great President.


The pardon of Nixon and the buttons that were going to help deal with inflation.."WIN" buttons (Whip Inflation Now).. pure genius

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Re: President Richard Nixon Resigned 40 Years Ago Today ... Where were you when it happened?
Posted by: Road Apples ()
Date: August 10, 2014 10:47PM

After working road construction ( on a summer job from College ) for the day: Drinking draft beer at the Cobblestone Bar in Liverpool NY and knawing on pigs feet out of the jar on the bar.

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