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...life before the assassination, perhaps none is so strong as the memory of Kennedy's inauguration. I was home from school on that day also because there had been a mild snowfall the night before and the board of education called off classes. I watched John Kennedy take the oath of office on the same television set that would later tell me of his death. I watched with my mother, brother and sister and I remember thinking that he looked like such a nice, strong and honest man. He talked about beautiful things like freedom and dignity and self-determination...
...there is a limit beyond which even such "permissible" offenses, even such instances of "mere" misgovernment, become intolerable. And the situation changes fundamentally when the effect of the President's actions and the actions of his appointees is to subvert the constitutional system itself. He then betrays his formal oath of office and his informal compact with the people...
...these historic events, the President was acting in direct defiance of a court order. By abolishing the independent arm of the Justice Department that was created at the insistence of the Senate, Nixon was challenging the Congress that holds the power to impeach and try him for violating his oath of office...
Students and other citizens who have always opposed Nixon's presidency understandably favor his removal from office. But the British form of impeachment, used to enforce ministerial responsibility, is absent from the U.S. Constitution. Impeachment on political grounds while technically possible, would be wrong. The Senate, under oath and sitting as judges at a trial, will be compelled by the public to adhere to legal rather than political principles...
...escorted to the National Congress by the traditional cavalry escort in 19th century uniforms, truckloads of troops in 20th century battle dress were interspersed among the horses. Running alongside the presidential limousine were at least a dozen bodyguards, covering every inch of the car. As he took the oath before a crammed joint session of Congress, Perón was visibly moved. His hand shook, and he quickly sat down afterward to wipe away his tears with a handkerchief...