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People (3)
J. Edgar Hoover
The director who ruled the FBI for half a century — and amassed unrivaled power
Richard Nixon
The 37th President who opened China, ended the draft — and became the only president to resign
Warren G. Harding
29th President of the United States, 1921–1923
Places (1)
Richard Nixon Presidential Library
The Yorba Linda library that started private and became federal
Events (3)
Iran-Contra Affair
The Reagan administration's secret arms deal that illegally funded Nicaraguan rebels
Teapot Dome Scandal
The 1920s bribery scheme that sent a Cabinet secretary to prison and defined political corruption for a generation
Watergate
The 1972–1974 political scandal that ended a presidency and shook American democracy
Documents (1)
United States v. Nixon
The unanimous 1974 ruling that forced the White House tapes and ended a presidency
Organizations (1)
The Washington Post
The capital's paper, from bankruptcy auction to Watergate, founded 1877
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