This series contains correspondence received during the Watergate scandal and impeachment proceedings against President Richard M. Nixon. Correspondence is arranged by state. The same general topics are addressed in much of this correspondence and are summarized in the following description.
1973: Topics include Watergate scandal, release of tapes, Nixon’s firing of Archibald Cox, resignation of William Ruckelshaus, John Sirica, House Judiciary Committee investigation, Senate Watergate Committee investigation, Sam Ervin, Pete Rodino, appointment of an independent prosecutor, Leon Jaworski, Spiro Agnew, vice president nominations, Gerald Ford, Edward Kennedy and the Chappaquiddick scandal, Bobby Baker scandal, televised hearings, and partisanship in Congress.
1974: Topics include Watergate scandal, Nixon resignation, House Judiciary Committee leaks, costs of congressional investigations, erasure of 18 ½ minutes of tape, Rosemary Woods, Nixon pension, Nixon immunity, option of censure, appropriation of transition money after Nixon’s resignation, Edward I. Koch proposal for continued impeachment proceedings, unconditional pardon, Nelson Rockefeller, vice president nominations, Nixon’s State of the Union address, Carl Albert’s appearance on the “Today” show, and articles of impeachment.
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F1-2: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Maryland, Pro-Impeachment, 1973
F3: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Maryland, Pro-Impeachment, 1974
F4: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Maryland, Resignation and Prosecution, 1974
F5: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Maryland, Vice Presidents, 1973-1974
F6-8: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Massachusetts, Anti-Impeachment, 1973
F9-10: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Massachusetts, Anti-Impeachment, 1974
F11-13: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Massachusetts, Pardon, 1974
F14-23: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Massachusetts, Pro-Impeachment, 1973
F24-25: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Massachusetts, Pro-Impeachment, 1974
F26-27: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Massachusetts, Resignation and Prosecution, 1974
F28: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Massachusetts, Vice Presidents, 1973
F29: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Massachusetts, Vice Presidents, 1974
F30: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Michigan, Anti-Impeachment, 1973
F31-32: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Michigan, Anti-Impeachment, 1974
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F1: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Michigan, Pardon, 1974
F2-5: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Michigan, Pro-Impeachment, 1973
F6: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Michigan, Pro-Impeachment, 1974
F7: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Michigan, Resignation and Prosecution, 1974
F8: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Michigan, Vice Presidents, 1973
F9: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Michigan, Vice Presidents, 1974
F10: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Minnesota, Anti-Impeachment, 1973
F11: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Minnesota, Anti-Impeachment, 1974
F12: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Minnesota, Pardon, 1974
F13: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Minnesota, Pro-Impeachment, 1973
F14: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Minnesota, Pro-Impeachment, 1974
F15: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Minnesota, Resignation and Prosecution, 1974
F16: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Minnesota, Vice Presidents, 1973-1974
F17-18: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Mississippi, Anti-Impeachment, 1973
F19: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Mississippi, Anti-Impeachment, 1974
F20: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Mississippi, Pro-Impeachment, 1973
F21: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Mississippi, Pro-Impeachment, 1974
F22: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Mississippi, Resignation, Prosecution, and Pardon, 1974
F23: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Mississippi, Vice Presidents, 1973-1974
F24-25: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Missouri, Anti-Impeachment, 1973
F26-27: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Missouri, Anti-Impeachment, 1974
F28: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Missouri, Pardon, 1974
F29-30: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Missouri, Pro-Impeachment, 1973
F31: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Missouri, Pro-Impeachment, 1974
F32: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Missouri, Resignation and Prosecution, 1974
F33: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Missouri, Vice Presidents, 1973-1974
F34: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Montana, Anti-Impeachment, 1973
F35: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Montana, Anti-Impeachment, 1974
F36: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Montana, Pro-Impeachment, 1973-1974
F37: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Montana, Resignation, Prosecution, and Pardon, 1974
F38: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Montana, Vice Presidents, 1974
F39: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Nebraska, Anti-Impeachment, 1973
F40: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Nebraska, Anti-Impeachment, 1974
F41: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Nebraska, Pro-Impeachment, 1973-1974
F42: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Nebraska, Resignation, Prosecution, and Pardon, 1974
F43: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Nebraska, Vice Presidents, 1973-1974
F44: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Nevada, Anti-Impeachment, 1973-1974
F45: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Nevada, Pro-Impeachment, 1973-1974
F46: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Nevada, Resignation, Prosecution, and Pardon, 1974
F47: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, Nevada, Vice Presidents, 1973-1974
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F1: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Hampshire, Anti-Impeachment, 1973-1974
F2: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Hampshire, Pro-Impeachment, 1973
F3: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Hampshire, Pro-Impeachment, 1974
F4: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Hampshire, Resignation, Prosecution, and Pardon, 1974
F5: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Hampshire, Vice Presidents, 1973-1974
F6-7: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Jersey, Anti-Impeachment, 1973
F8-10: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Jersey, Anti-Impeachment, 1974
F11-12: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Jersey, Pardon, 1974
F13-18: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Jersey, Pro-Impeachment, 1973
F19-20: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Jersey, Pro-Impeachment, 1974
F21: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Jersey, Resignation and Prosecution, 1974
F22: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Jersey, Vice Presidents, 1973
F23: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Jersey, Vice Presidents, 1974
F24: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Mexico, Anti-Impeachment, 1973
F25: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Mexico, Anti-Impeachment, 1974
F26: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Mexico, Pro-Impeachment, 1973
F27: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Mexico, Pro-Impeachment, 1974
F28: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Mexico, Resignation, Prosecution, and Pardon, 1974
F29: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New Mexico, Vice Presidents, 1973-1974
F30-35: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New York, Anti-Impeachment, 1973
F36-38: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New York, Anti-Impeachment, 1974
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F1-3: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New York, Anti-Impeachment, 1974
F4-7: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New York, Pardon, 1974
F8-40: Mail, Nixon Impeachment, New York, Pro-Impeachment, 1973
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