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  • 7 - The Fall of President Richard Nixon

  • Frank O. Bowman III, University of Missouri, Columbia
  • Book:
    High Crimes and Misdemeanors
    Published online:
    23 November 2023
    Print publication:
    30 November 2023, pp 175-204

  • Summary

    Explores the ascent of Richard Nixon to the presidency during the Vietnam War era, his presidency, his abuses of presidential power, and the many aspects of the Watergate affair that spawned multiple investigations by prosecutors, Congress, and the press and finally led to Nixon’s resignation to avoid impeachment.

  • 8 - The Strange Case of William Jefferson Clinton

  • Frank O. Bowman III, University of Missouri, Columbia
  • Book:
    High Crimes and Misdemeanors
    Published online:
    23 November 2023
    Print publication:
    30 November 2023, pp 205-229

  • Summary

    Outlines the political career of Bill Clinton and his rise to the presidency in the post-Watergate era, as well as the corresponding rise of his wife, Hillary Clinton. Addresses the altered political climate of the period and how the actions of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr elevated President Clinton’s inexcusable moral turpitude into impeachable conduct.