Part+IV

=Resignation = In O ctober 1973, Nixon fired the special prosecutor in the Watergate Investigations, Archibald Cox. As a result, the US attorney general resigned from his post. Impeachment hearings began and Nixon was encouraged to release the transcripts of the Watergate tapes. Nixon refused, however, and in 1974 the Supreme Court forced Nixon to hand them over, while the House Judiciary Committee created three reasons why Nixon should be impeached. They were obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of congress. 

 The tapes clearly incriminated Nixon. The transcript of one particular tape recorded the president and his aide H.R. Haldeman covering up the break in days after its occurence. Richard Nixon chose to resign on August 9th, 1974, as he was faced with impeachment and a trial in the Senate.

media type="youtube" key="yHv8SYkiwVo" height="346" width="432" align="left"  This clip is from a series of interviews with Nixon three years after his presidency. In this particular clip Nixon is maintaining his innocence.