Nixon Resigned 50 Years Ago Today

[Randon]

Richard Nixon resigned 50 years ago today for his involvement in Watergate thus avoiding almost certain impeachment. His condemnation was almost universal from both his own Republican party and the Democratic party. What a contrast today's Republican party is from their party of 1974. Can you imagine the Republican party back then nominating a former president who was a convicted felon and one who tried to overturn the results of an election including an attempt to nullify 13.4 million votes in seven states with a fake electors scheme? They would have run him out of the party in an instant. All of which begs the question, what has happened to today's Republican party? Their continued embrace of Trump is truly mind boggling.

 

[McLovin32]

 

[The Tradition]

"They won't have Nixon to kick around anymore."

One of the greatest lines in U.S. political history.

 

[noleclone2]

If MAGA existed then and the fourth estate had collapsed like now, he would have been president until 1976.

 

[markfromj]

Was on SAGBRAI.

 

[FormerlyCyberCy]

If MAGA existed then and the fourth estate had collapsed like now, he would have been president until 1976.

Nixon looks like Lincoln against Trump.

 

[goldmom]

I remember watching it on TV. Very surreal atmosphere but that whole thing was a train wreck.