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Reconsidering Nixon’s resignation

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Published August 9, 2016 4:03am ET
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Reconsidering Nixon’s resignation
Richard Nixon never stonewalled. When he disagreed with a special prosecutor's request, he legally went through the U.S. court system. (AP Photo/File) | Anonymous

August 9, 2016 will be the 42nd anniversary of President Richard Milhous Nixon’s resignation from the Office of President of the United States. Nixon resigned because he knew that his opponents in the House of Representatives and Senate believed that he was guilty of obstruction of justice in the Watergate burglary scandal.

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