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1 day ago · Richard Nixon 's tenure as the 37th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1969, and ended when he resigned on August 9, 1974, in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office, the only U.S. president ever to do so.
1 day ago · The Watergate scandal was a major political controversy in the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974, ultimately resulting in Nixon's resignation.
4 days ago · Former President Richard Nixon could have gotten away with his Watergate scandal if the Supreme Court's new presidential immunity decision was in effect at the time, said his former counsel John Dean.
3 days ago · In 1977, former president Richard Nixon agreed to be interviewed by British journalist David Frost for recordings broadcast on television. The interview tapes went over twenty-eight hours, and were produced as four television episodes, viewed by millions of people worldwide.
1 day ago · The 1968 United States presidential election was the 46th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1968. The Republican nominee, former vice president Richard Nixon, defeated both the Democratic nominee, incumbent vice president Hubert Humphrey, and the American Independent Party nominee, former Alabama governor George ...
5 days ago · Trump v. U.S. astounds in its implications. It grants the president the power of a monarch. Richard Nixon defended his conduct in Watergate, telling interviewer David Frost, “When the president does it, that means it’s not illegal.”. Effectively, the Supreme Court’s supermajority has now enshrined that brazen claim.
2 days ago · By John Dean. Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Joseph Prezioso / AFP / Getty; Henri Bureau / Sygma / Corbis / Getty. July 3, 2024. Updated at 9:40 p.m. ET on July 3, 2024. Richard Nixon ...
