aug 9, 1974 - Nixon Resigns the Presidency following the Watergate scandal - Gerald Ford becomes President

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjTDCFhLHLc

"Nixon on resigning: “I can say unequivocally, that without secrecy there would have been no opening to China, no SALT agreement with the Soviet Union, and no peace agreement ending the Vietnam war” (Gaddis 2006, p. 172)

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