Nixon 
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SOURCE: The New Yorker
12/2/19
Republicans Defending Trump on Impeachment Should Fear the Judgment of History
by Michael Luo
This week, as the current Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings on President Donald Trump, these obituaries might serve as a reminder to the committee’s Republican members that the consequences of their decisions in the coming days will likely extend far beyond the next election.
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SOURCE: Vanity Fair
11/27/19
Trump's Toadies Should Take Note: Watergate Says Everyone Goes Down
by Kevin M. Kruse
The lesson Nixon imparts to today’s POTUS loyalists is that courts of law and of public opinion will judge them harshly.
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
11/19/19
The GOP Appointees Who Defied the President
by Michael Koncewicz
Before Watergate became a story that dominated the national media in the spring of 1973, there were individuals within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the IRS that took dramatic steps to block Nixon’s attempts to politicize their work.
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SOURCE: The Hill
11/9/19
Presidential cooperation: History's perspective on scandal and controversy
by Stephen W. Stathis
The American experience is littered with scandals. When presidents have been unwilling to cooperate with an investigation, the resulting confrontation is often ugly and long-remembered, as the escalating Ukraine scandal undoubtedly will be.
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SOURCE: NBC News
11/9/19
From Nixon to Trump, the historical arc of presidential misconduct is deeply troubling
by James M. Banner Jr.
Since the early 1970s, the behavior of American presidents has worsened in alarming ways.
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SOURCE: Vox
10/7/19
The difference between Nixon and Trump is Fox News
by Nicole Hemmer
Fox News shields President Trump. But his love for their conspiracies might bring him down.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
10/3/19
Inside the Supreme Court ruling that made Nixon turn over his Watergate tapes
The historic judgment that U.S. presidents do not hold unchecked power to declare executive privilege set a precedent that courts would consider in evaluating whether President Trump could shield his own communications from external scrutiny amid an impeachment inquiry.
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9/29/19
Is The Ukraine Scandal the Smoking Gun?
by James D. Robenalt
Could this be the moment of clarity that will finally bring down President Trump?
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9/29/19
“The System Worked!” Watergate’s Lesson in an Age of Trump
by Michael A. Genovese
A nation of laws depends upon the people to enliven the law. A dedicated citizenry is the only hope against tyranny.
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9/29/19
How Ideologues and Partisans Seized the Court: From Nixon to Trump
by Thom Hartmann
When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal. —Richard M. Nixon
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SOURCE: Chicago Tribune
9/25/19
Like Watergate all over again? In some ways, yes, but there are stark differences
by Jon Marshall
Echoes of Watergate could be heard in Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement Tuesday that the House of Representatives will begin a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. But how similar is this path to what the nation experienced 45 years ago?
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9/29/19
The History Briefing on Impeachment: How Historians Covered this Week's Top Story
by Jonathan Montano
A recap of historical perspectives on the current impeachment inquiry.
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SOURCE: Bloomberg News
9/26/19
Will Impeachment Backfire? Here's What History Suggests.
Featuring the insights of historian Brenda Wineapple.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
9/25/19
That time Nixon released doctored transcripts during Watergate
Trump said in a tweet Tuesday the rough transcript will prove it was “very friendly and totally appropriate call.” To students of history, though, this is more fodder for the endless comparisons between Trump and Nixon.
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SOURCE: NY Times
9/25/19
I Voted to Impeach Nixon. I’d Do the Same for Trump.
by Elizabeth Holtzman
The Ukraine scandal has a lot of similarities to Watergate.
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
9/21/19
If This Isn’t Impeachable, Nothing Is
by Tom Nichols
Until now, there was room for reasonable disagreement over impeachment as both a matter of politics and a matter of tactics.
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9/26/19
What Does History Tell Us About Impeachment and Presidential Scandal? Here's 7 Historians' Analysis.
by Kyla Sommers
Featuring historians Andrew Hartman, Jennifer Mercieca, Eladio B. Bobadilla, David Walsh, Varsha Venkat, Derek Litvak, and Rick Shenkman.
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Updated 11/20/19
Sondland Sings: Here's How Historians Are Responding
What historians are saying, tweeting and retweeting.
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9/22/19
Dan Rather Claims the Press and Faith Will Get Us Past Trump's Transgressions. Is He Right?
by Michael McQuillan
Dan Rather on Watergate's lessons for today.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
9/18/19
Why Democrats can’t speak for the ‘silent majority’
by Seth Blumenthal
President Trump is exactly the kind of champion the voting bloc wants.
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