... caught up with him. Everyone felt betrayed the American people and even Nixon's government. Nixon resigned from office on August 9, the first U.S. president to do so. A month later his successor, Gerald Ford, pardoned him for all crimes he might have committed while in office; Nixon was then immune from federal prosecution. Tapes would continue to be release after Nixon's resignation, over 3000 ... ...

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