Richard Nixon Redux
On the fiftieth anniversary of US President Richard M. Nixon’s resignation from office, we offer a collection of stories to contextualize his decision.
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Fifty years ago this week, on August 8, 1974, United States President Richard M. Nixon announced that he would resign the presidency because “he no longer [had] a strong enough political base in the Congress to justify continuing [the] effort” to complete his term of office after two years of debates over the Watergate break-in. On August 9, he formalized his resignation, sending a letter on White House letterhead to Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger. The missive contained a single sentence: “I hereby resign the Office of the President of the United States.” With those few words, Nixon ended his tenure as 37th President of the United States, a move he said would “begin healing the wounds of this nation.” We offer this collection of stories, all based on peer-reviewed scholarship and all free to read and download, to help our readers understand Nixon’s politics and policies, the significance of his resignation, and how his legacy has shifted over time.
Mad About Nixon
Power over Presidential Records
Which of the President’s Men, Exactly?
The Pardon of President Nixon: Annotated
How Nixon Paved the Way for Trump
Richard Nixon’s Fantasy Baseball Team
Why Did Nixon Burn the China Hands?
When “Welfare Reform” Meant Expanding Benefits
Should Nixon Have Demanded a Recount?
Could the Twenty-Fifth Amendment Spark a National Crisis?
How Televising Presidential Debates Changed Everything
Introverts at the Office—and the Oval Office
Publishing the Presidents
Impeaching History
What Affects Our Trust in Government?
What the History of Food Stamps Reveals
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