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

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11. Nixon Tried to Cover Up Any Association With His Campaign

The front page of the New York Times as Watergate unfolded. PBS.

The arrest of the burglars might have been the end of the story, except for the fact that the president went on to try to hide what they had done. He destroyed tapes from the Oval Office, which included conversations with those involved in the conspiracy, and fired cabinet members who might have come forward with evidence of what had happened.

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