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August 8th, 2014
01:06 PM ET

Pinning the blame on Nixon

Forty years ago, Richard Nixon resigned the presidency in disgrace. That summer of 1974 brought not only the specter of impeachment hearings on Capitol Hill, but prompted entrepreneurs to produce a series of 'campaign-style' anti-Nixon buttons. Today they are prized by political memorabilia collectors - a souvenir from that summer of Watergate.
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