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41. It wasn't his aides. It was REPUBLICANS like Barry Goldwater who said

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 01:46 AM

Dec 2016

he had to resign for the good of the country.

It was the "smoking gun" tape:

http://watergate.info/1972/06/23/the-smoking-gun-tape.html

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who remembers the scenario that forced Richard Nixon to resign? [View all] CTyankee Dec 2016 OP

I believe he knew they were going to impeach him, so he resigned to avoid that. Demit Dec 2016 #1

I met John Dean once pinboy3niner Dec 2016 #2

I've always been of two minds about Dean. trof Dec 2016 #16

I think he realized he was being set up as the coverup fall guy pinboy3niner Dec 2016 #19

I also remember his wife was a blond knockout. trof Dec 2016 #21

Annie Glenn had a stuttering problem and John Gleen protected her from criticism for her CTyankee Dec 2016 #29

LOL whut? Dave Starsky Dec 2016 #33

Hunh? How did Annie Glen get in this? trof Dec 2016 #36

I shouldn't have taken that pain pill before posting! CTyankee Dec 2016 #37

Happens all the time. No prob. trof Dec 2016 #39

Oh, thanks trof. I've been medicated for days now leading up to having a little wire CTyankee Dec 2016 #40

Thanks. Got the shot a couple of years ago. Posted on 'Seniors' about it. trof Dec 2016 #43

I've done that too. I think it comes from not wanting to impose on the person. pnwmom Dec 2016 #42

Nixon was about to be removed by force by his own people Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #3

This is not Barry Goldwater's Republican Party. TBA Dec 2016 #4

Nixon was about to be impeached. He resigned rather than go through the humiliation... PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #5

Pity that you can't humiliate someone who has no shame. . . n/t annabanana Dec 2016 #35

Senator Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) told Nixon that impeachment and conviction were inevitable. John1956PA Dec 2016 #6

Richard Nixon's resignation: the day before, a moment of truth FarCenter Dec 2016 #8

Rhodes was also from Arizona. n/t ChazII Dec 2016 #20

And there you go....Nixon was a well versed political animal dixiegrrrrl Dec 2016 #25

great historical report there in your post. CTyankee Dec 2016 #10

Nowadays, the right-wingers are lobbing grenades into the hen house. John1956PA Dec 2016 #18

as I remember it hfojvt Dec 2016 #17

I remember it well, but we have to also remember that in those days there were enough Dec 2016 #7

It was must see TV but few were watching until everything exploded Lemon722 Dec 2016 #9

I remember. Jeez what a time it was. I wasin the antiwar movement at the time and I remember CTyankee Dec 2016 #12

In college, I cut classes to watch the Watergate hearings on TV pinboy3niner Dec 2016 #13

Paragraphs friend, paragraphs. nt fleabiscuit Dec 2016 #22

Thanks for the great explanation Freddie Dec 2016 #26

more importantly, there are maybe 5-10 Republicans with any integrity in Congress now. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #11

I think the plan always was to put Pence in the WH. Greybnk48 Dec 2016 #14

"IIRC, his closest aides and advisors came to him and said he HAD to resign" jberryhill Dec 2016 #15

I truly believe that his inner circle pleaded for him to resign. It seems to me the handwriting on CTyankee Dec 2016 #24

a HUGE difference is the media. watergate would be a non story today JI7 Dec 2016 #23

Agreed Freddie Dec 2016 #28

What is it that tRump would be impeached for? CentralMass Dec 2016 #27

Violating the Emoluments Clause of the US Constitution, for one Hekate Dec 2016 #31

Well I hope that this is thoroughly investigated and there is some "teeth" to it. CentralMass Dec 2016 #38

Watergate was when I became politically aware madokie Dec 2016 #30

This is beginning to remind me of Watergate. I'm wondering what Manafort's role was. Vinca Dec 2016 #32

If the GOP controlled the Senate he would have never resigned. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #34

It wasn't his aides. It was REPUBLICANS like Barry Goldwater who said duffyduff Dec 2016 #41