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#OnThisDay in 1973 (51 years ago) Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, and a famous crook, claimed that he was, in fact, not a crook. (stefanbohacek.online)

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#OnThisDay in 1973 (51 years ago) Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, and a famous crook, claimed that he was, in fact, not a crook.

"People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got."

https://youtube.com/watch?v=sh163n1lJ4M

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon

#OTD #history #president #watergate #RichardNixon

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

@[email protected] "When the President does it, that means it is not illegal."

Now codified by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Nixon in hell, smiles, grimly ✌🏻✌🏻

[–] IMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION 3 points 1 week ago

51 years later and zero lessons were learned