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Nixon Leaving the White House
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Nixon Leaving the White House

Artist (American, born 1947)
DateAugust 9, 1974
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensionssight: 22.7 × 18.3 cm (8 15/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
framed: 41.3 × 35.6 cm (16 1/4 × 14 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Howard G. Davis, III A.K.A. David Davis
Object number2011.190
Label TextIn June 1972 five men were arrested breaking into Democratic national headquarters at the Watergate building in Washington. They admitted working for the Committee to Re-Elect the President, but Nixon won reelection in the fall. Attempts to cover up the incident prompted a Senate investigation, which uncovered further illegal activities. After the House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach Nixon, the President announced his resignation. His defiant wave as he boarded the helicopter to leave the White House on August 9, 1974, came to symbolize political arrogance.
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