"After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war with history, attempting to wipe out the Watergate stain and memory. Happily, history won, largely because of Nixon's tapes"
- Bob Woodward
About this Quote
This quote by Bob Woodward is referring to the after-effects of President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974. After resigning, Nixon tried to eliminate the memory of the Watergate scandal from history. He tried to rewrite his legacy and make it seem as if the scandal had never taken place. However, his efforts were not successful due to the presence of the tapes that tape-recorded his discussions. These tapes supplied evidence of his involvement in the scandal and ultimately, history won out. Nixon's attempts to rewrite his tradition were unsuccessful and the Watergate scandal remains a stain on his tradition.
This quote is written / told by Bob Woodward somewhere between March 26, 1943 and today. He/she was a famous Journalist from USA.
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