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Nixon's resignation, 1974
Downfall of a president – how Nixon fatally underestimated the power of the people versus the presidential powers he has just been forced to give up.
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Fri 9 Aug 197421:00
BBC Radio 4
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Nixon's Watergate speech, 1973
The polling that showed Nixon's speech on Watergate failed to persuade Americans.
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What Richard Nixon did next
A profile of Richard Nixon's diplomatic work after leaving office.
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- Fri 9 Aug 197421:00BBC Radio 4
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