Nixon to resign presidency amid Watergate pressure
Washington reports President Nixon announced to Vice President Ford his intention to resign. Kissinger and congressional leaders were briefed as Nixon prepared to address the nation at 9 p.m. EDT with Ford set to be sworn in as the 38th president.
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Richard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
United States
House
John J. Rhodes
White House
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Ford
John McFall
D-Calif
Thomas P. O'Neill
Congress
Rhodes
Arizona
Kissinger
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Oval Office
Aminald L. Ziegler
Gerald Ford
Middle East
Miltich
House Judiciary Committee
Capitol Hill
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Haig
Ford names Laird atop Republican VP list in Sun Times
The Chicago Sun-Times lists 14 potential Ford vice president candidates led by former Defense Secretary Melvin Laird with others including Albert Quie Charles Goodell Nelson Rockefeller Howard Baker Brock Taft Stafford Hatfield Brooke Percy Anderson Richardson Reagan among names. Ford staff denial calls inaugural speech reports fabrication as Washington Post notes contingency planning for a Nixon exit and a possible transition.
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Chicago
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Chicago Sun-Times
Washington
Nixon
Paul Miltich
Miltich
Mittich
Sun-Times
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Albert H. Quie
Minnesota
Charles E. Goodell
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Howard H. Baker Jr
William E. Brock
Tennessee
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Robert T. Stafford
Vermont
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Lien Halts Work On La Honda Vega Apartments
The State Bureau of Revenue filed a tax lien against United Design and Construction Corp of Colorado Springs halting construction for a second time in two weeks. The lien cites back taxes totaling 93 400 dating from July 1, 1972 to Feb 28, 1974 and followed a prior one‑day stop.
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Tom Halpin
State Bureau of Revenue
United Design and Construction Corp
Colorado Springs
Colo
Sunset Ave
McGaffey St
Chaves County
Bureau of Revenue
Daily Record
United Design and Construction Company
Commissioner of Revenue
Howard Downing
Roswell
Bureau of Revenue Office
Santa Fe
Fred L. O’cheskey
D. F. Sisneros
United Design and Construction
Nixon tears at White House family gathering seen by photographer
Oliver Atkins, the longtime Nixon photographer, captured President Nixon in shirt sleeves greeting his wife and daughters during a private White House dinner after grim updates from Republican leaders. The event, photographed in privacy, contrasts with plans to release official White House photos later.
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The
United States
White House
Oliver
Ollie
Atkins
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Senate
House
Barry Goldwater
Peking
Moscow
Tricia Cox
Haldeman
Apodaca Criticizes Skeen Campaign Tactics in Roswell
In Roswell Jerry Apodaca accuses Joe Skeen of reckless and irresponsible claims against him and supporters. He demands evidence, defends his branch banking stance, and cites differing Skeen positions on school funding and gambling as political strategy. Apodaca tours seven counties, ends day with a campaign cookout at Jim Garcia’s home.
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Las Cruces
Roswell
Joe Skeen
Apodaca
New Mexico
Skeen
Roswell Daily Record
Tion
Albuquerque
Jim Garcia
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