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40 Facts About the History of Impeachment (And The Presidents Who Couldn’t Escape Its Fate)

Trista May 26, 2019 17 min

15. One President Who Did Betray the Public Trust Was Richard Nixon

President Nixon. Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.

Richard Nixon was elected president in 1968 and re-elected in 1972. During his re-election campaign, a crime that was later to be known as “Watergate” did lead to the losing public faith in the president. Nixon’s impeachment proceedings were not divided along party lines because he had apparently committed a crime against the American public.

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15. One President Who Did Betray the Public Trust Was Richard Nixon

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