Richard Nixon

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1974(Aug 8) Nixon resigns the presidency in a televised address.

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1974(July) Three articles of impeachment are brought against Nixon by the House Judiciary Committee: obstruction of justice, abuse of power.

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1974(July 24) The Supreme Court orders Nixon to turn over 64 tapes to the Senate Watergate Committee, which he refuses to do

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1974The Supreme Court rules equal pay for women performing equal work.

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1973Nixon increases Social Security benefits

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1973Gerald Ford is nominated for vice president and is confirmed by Congress.

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1973Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns and pleads "no contest" to charges stemming from a kickback scheme he ran while Governor of Maryland

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1973The Roe vs Wade decision makes it illegal for states to outlaw abortion.

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19725 thieves arrested while breaking in to Democrat National Party headquarters at the Watergate in Washington, DC

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1972Nixon meets with Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai in Peking (now Beijing)

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1971Nixon certifies the 26th Amendment, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18.

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1971The Supreme Court authorizes busing for desegregation.

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1971Nixon signs a Wage-Price Controls Bill

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1970Nixon approves and signs the Postal Reorganization Act, which establishes an independent United States Postal Service.

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1970National Guardsmen trying to stop antiwar protests at Kent State University in Ohio shoot and kill four students

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1970Nixon signs an executive order ending occupational and parental deferments for the draft.

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1969Nixon signs the Selective Service Reform bill, ensuring that draftees are selected by a lottery system.

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1969Apollo II lands the first men on the moon.

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1969Nixon announces a plan to withdraw 25,000 U.S. troops from South Vietnam by August 1969.

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1969Nixon is inaugurated as the 37th President of the U.S.