#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."
youtube.com/watch?v=sh163n1lJ4…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_…
#OTD #history #president #watergate #RichardNixon #NotACrook
https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/113498645800235964
https://youtube.com/watch?v=sh163n1lJ4M
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon
@stefan "When the President does it, that means it is not illegal."
Now codified by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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