The Unmaking Of A President by Harry F. Rosenthal
The Watergate saga shifts from a Nixon re election concern to a full blown scandal as tapes and testimony reveal White House complicity. Key figures include John Ehrlichman Haldeman Dean and Nixon himself amid subpoenas resignations and the move toward impeachment. The story tracks the rise of pressure the Senate Watergate hearings and escalating legal battles ending with impeachment momentum.
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Ronald L. Ziegler
Florida
Washington
John W. Dean III
Dean
U.S
John J. Sirica
James W. McCord Jr
E. Howard Hunt
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Richard G. Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Elliot Richardson
Daniel Ellsberg
National Security
Plumbers
Senate
Congress
House
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Gerald Ford Profile Reflects Workmanlike Leadership and Restraint
The piece portrays Gerald Ford as a principled, unflashy leader respected across parties. It notes his 25 years in Congress, nine months as vice president, and views on governing, foreign policy, and civil rights. Ford’s background includes Michigan football success, Yale law studies, and a 1948 marriage to Elizabeth Bloomer.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
William Proxmire
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William Halsey
Pacific
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Elizabeth Bloomer
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Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Charles A. Halleck
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North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
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Playboy
House Judiciary Committee
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