TIME Covers Watergate

Nov. 5, 1973: The Push to Impeach
Richard Nixon's survival as President was in grave doubt, and, by Nixon's account, so was the peace of the world for a few tense hours. The foreign crisis was resolved, but the unmaking of the presidency of Richard Nixon gathered such momentum as to almost ensure even more crises in the days ahead.
From: Seven Tumultuous Days, Nov. 5, 1973

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