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Nixon campaigned to get the U.S. out of Vietnam, which won many votes.
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Nixon ordered bombs to be dropped to stop the flow of goods to the Vietnam Congress. This was seen as an escalation of the war.
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Daniel Ellsberg sent 7,000 pages of Top Secret info to New York Times, making him Nixon's No. 1 enemy.
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A group called the "plumbers" did the job, and they were set up by Nixon to stop leaks.
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Five men were arrested while trying to plant bugs in the office of the Democratic Party. These men were part of the Committee to Re-Elect the President.
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AG John Mitchell denied involvement.
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$25,000 check from the reelection campaign was found in the bank account of one of the burglars.
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Even after all the speculation, Nixon was still re-elected as President.
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Aide Alexander Butterfield tells Senate that Nixon has recorded every conversation in Oval Office since 1971. Prosecutor Archibald Cox requested the tapes.
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Nixon refuses to hand over tapes, saying he has "executive privilege."
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Nixon told AG Elliot Richardson to fire Archibald Cox in an attempt to get him off the case. Richardson refused to do so, so Nixon fired him.
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After former Vice President Agnew resigned, Nixon named Gerald Ford as the new vice president.
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Court ruled that Nixon's claim of "executive privilege" did not apply, and forced him to hand over the tapes.
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After realizing that impeachment or resignation were the only two options, Nixon resigned making Gerald Ford the 38th President of the United States.
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Vice President Gerald Ford decides to Pardon President Richard Nixon.