Word: resignations
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...With all due respect, I must say that Richard Nixon has insulted our intelligence, destroyed our faith, curdled our spirit, and turned politics into pornography. The only great service he can perform for this country is to resign...
Would you resign if the President should demand of you, as he did of Cox, that you accept some "compromise" on White House tapes and documents...
...pray in silence and listen to God to find out what he wants us to do." Welcoming a group of pro-Nixon demonstrators outside the White House, the President's daughter, Mrs. Edward Cox, expressed "outrage" at the criticism of her father and added: "Why should he resign? He hasn't done anything wrong." At Tricia's side, Ed Cox declared that Nixon is the victim of "one of the most vicious witch hunts in American history." But in a low-key reply to Nixon's State of the Union message, Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield...
Left out of the deal are Danehy and his two independent supporters, Daniel J. Clinton and Alfred E. Vellucci. Danehy called the coalition "a political deal," vowing that he would "lead the fight" to retain Corcoran, who may choose not to resign, and ask for a public hearing on his dismissal...
...idea of impeaching the President was anathema to great numbers of Americans. There remains a nagging reluctance to get rid of him, but the public has moved considerably closer to sanctioning this momentous step. The most recent Gallup poll indicates a 46%-to-46% split on whether Nixon should resign. A total of 37% now favor impeachment and removal from office, while 53% are opposed, some of them on the grounds that it would be "detrimental to the best interests of the nation and further sully our image abroad...