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...this historic insult to the rule of law and to the nation's system of justice." Argued West Virginia Congressman Ken Hechler: "Impeachment proceedings must be initiated at the earliest possible moment." California Congressman Don Edwards urged Nixon to admit that he had made "a terrible mistake" and resign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Richard Nixon Stumbles to the Brink | 10/29/1973 | See Source »

...Choice." In a five-paragraph letter of resignation, Richardson cited his pledge to the Senate, given at his confirmation hearings last May, that he would "not countermand or interfere with the special prosecutor's decisions or actions." He added: "I trust that you understand that I could not in the light of these firm and repeated commitments carry out your direction . . . In the circumstances, therefore, I felt that I have no choice but to resign." Nixon accepted with a one-sentence note: "It is with the deepest regret and with an understanding of the circumstances which brought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Richard Nixon Stumbles to the Brink | 10/29/1973 | See Source »

...father "wasn't angry, there was nothing really to be mad about, just shocked," his son said, adding that the speaker did not think that Nixon would resign...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Son of Carl Albert Says Nixon Faces Impeachment | 10/23/1973 | See Source »

...looked older somehow, his hair seemed whiter73151;Judah Best slipped away to make a phone call to an associate in Washington. Two minutes later, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who had been alerted to be in his office, was delivered a letter signed by Agnew: "I hereby resign the office of Vice President of the United States, effective immediately." (The duty of receiving the resignation of a President or Vice President is an archaic function of Kissinger's office, spelled out by the Presidential Succession...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Fall of Spiro Agnew | 10/22/1973 | See Source »

...Louis Globe-Democrat admitted its "disappointment that Agnew has been dishonest in more than his tax reports. He attempted to deceive the American public with his protestations of innocence and his insistence that he would not resign ... Most of the 'damn lies' about Agnew seemed to have been told...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Few Tears for Ted | 10/22/1973 | See Source »

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