Why Richard Nixon Should Resign the Presidency

Washington—

For months now I have been struggling to sort out the deeper implications of what is so inadequately called the “Watergate affair,” and to determine what I myself am called upon to do. As the result of a long and painful study, I now feel impelled by a duty to my country, to my constituents, and to my beliefs to state plainly the conclusions I have reached.

JL

About the Author

James L. Buckley

James L. Buckley represented New York in the U.S. Senate from 1971 to 1977 and served as a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1985 to 2000.

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Washington—

For months now I have been struggling to sort out the deeper implications of what is so inadequately called the “Watergate affair,” and to determine what I myself am called upon to do. As the result of a long and painful study, I now feel impelled by a duty to my country, to my constituents, and to my beliefs to state plainly the conclusions I have reached.

JL

About the Author

James L. Buckley

James L. Buckley represented New York in the U.S. Senate from 1971 to 1977 and served as a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1985 to 2000.