aug 8, 1973 - Nixon Resigns

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Nixon Resigns and Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller take office. This was the end of Nixons Political Career and he did not want to face impeachment due to the concrete evidence against him that would surely result in Impeachment. Ford Pardons Nixon in the coming years and loses popularity in doing so. This also marked the end of the Watergate Scandal.

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