... . The weekend of July 27 the committee passed three articles of impeachment, charging the president with obstruction of justice. On August 9 Nixon announced his resignation. Vice President Gerald Ford succeeded him. Six weeks later President Ford pardoned Nixon of all wrongdoing during his presidency. What had seemed to be an unstoppable political force had taken only 18 ½ minutes to topple. Those few silent ... ...

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... convinced a lot of people that Nixon was in with the Watergate cover-up. Nixon lost all of his support in the Congress and he resigned on August 9, 1974. Vice President Gerald Ford took over the presidency that day. ...

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... get. It was then subpoenaed for the president to release 64 tapes months after the impeachment process had begun (Richard M. Nixon: The Watergate Tapes). Nixon then resigned as president and Gerald Ford was named the new president. This was the first time a chief executive had resigned from office (Watergate: Scandal in the White House). ...

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