Answer the U.S. History question. Using the sources below and your knowledge of U.S. history, determine one reason why Richard Nixon, although he was elected twice as President and ever impeached, is often remembered as a disgraced political figure. Provide evidence and reasoning from the sources. SOURCE 3:Excerpt from The History of CREEP and Its Role in the Watergate Scandal. Published on May 14, 2020.CREEP was the unofficial abbreviation derisively applied to the Committee for the Re-Election of thePresident, a fundraising organization within the administration of President Richard Nixon. Officiallyabbreviated to CRP, the committee was first organized in late 1970 and opened its Washington, D.C.office in the spring of 1971...During the investigation of the Watergate break-in, it was shown that the CRP had illegally used$500,000 in campaign funds to pay the legal expenses of the five Watergate burglars in return fortheir promise to protect President Nixon, initially by remaining silent, and by giving false testimony incourt-committing perjury-after their eventual indictment...The CRP was also found to have had ties to the White House Plumbers. Organized on July 24, 1971,the Plumbers was a covert team officially called the White House Special Investigations Unit assignedto prevent leaks of information harmful to President Nixon, such as the Pentagon Papers, to thepress. SOURCE 1:Excerpt from "Nixon Quits: Cites losses in Congress, goes without 'bitterness". Published in The San Diego Union Tribune on August 8, 1974.President Nixon announced tonight that he will resign tomorrow.In an address to the nation on television tonight, Nixon announced at 6:05 p.m. that he would resigneffective at noon tomorrow. He said he was resigning because he has learned that he no longer has astrong enough political base of support in the Congress to justify continuing in office."I would have preferred to carry through to the finish, but the interest of the nation must always comebefore personal considerations. And to those who have not felt able to give me your support, let mesay I leave with no bitterness," he said.Nixon did not specifically mention the impeachment procedure that had begun in the Congress.But he said to continue to fight for his own vindication would have totally absorbed his time andattention, together with the time and attention of Congress."Therefore, I shall resign the presidency at noon tomorrow."SOURCE 2:Excerpt from "Nixon Forces Firing of Cox; Richardson, Ruckelshaus Quit". Published in the Washington Times on Sunday, October 21, 1973.In the most traumatic government upheaval of the Watergate crisis, President Nixon yesterdaydischarged Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox and accepted the resignations of Attorney General ElliotL. Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William D. Ruckelshaus.The President also abolished the office of the special prosecutor and turned over to the JusticeDepartment the entire responsibility for further investigation and prosecution of suspects anddefendants in Watergate and related cases….Richardson resigned when Mr. Nixon instructed him to fire Cox and Richardson refused. When thePresident then asked Ruckelshaus to dismiss Cox, he refused, White House spokesman Ronald L.Ziegler said, and he was fired. Ruckelshaus said he resigned.Finally, the President turned to Solicitor General Robert H. Bork, who by law becomes acting AttorneyGeneral when the Attorney General and deputy attorney general are absent, and he carried out thePresident's order to fire Cox. The letter from the President to Bork also said Ruckelshaus resigned.

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Answer the U.S. History question. Using the sources below and your knowledge of U.S. history, determine one reason why Richard Nixon, although he was elected twice as President and ever impeached, is often remembered as a disgraced political figure. Provide evidence and reasoning from the sources. SOURCE 3:Excerpt from The History of CREEP and Its Role in the Watergate Scandal. Published on May 14, 2020.CREEP was the unofficial abbreviation derisively applied to the Committee for the Re-Election of thePresident, a fundraising organization within the administration of President Richard Nixon. Officiallyabbreviated to CRP, the committee was first organized in late 1970 and opened its Washington, D.C.office in the spring of 1971...During the investigation of the Watergate break-in, it was shown that the CRP had illegally used$500,000 in campaign funds to pay the legal expenses of the five Watergate burglars in return fortheir promise to protect President Nixon, initially by remaining silent, and by giving false testimony incourt-committing perjury-after their eventual indictment...The CRP was also found to have had ties to the White House Plumbers. Organized on July 24, 1971,the Plumbers was a covert team officially called the White House Special Investigations Unit assignedto prevent leaks of information harmful to President Nixon, such as the Pentagon Papers, to thepress. SOURCE 1:Excerpt from &#34;Nixon Quits: Cites losses in Congress, goes without 'bitterness&#34;. Published in The San Diego Union Tribune on August 8, 1974.President Nixon announced tonight that he will resign tomorrow.In an address to the nation on television tonight, Nixon announced at 6:05 p.m. that he would resigneffective at noon tomorrow. He said he was resigning because he has learned that he no longer has astrong enough political base of support in the Congress to justify continuing in office.&#34;I would have preferred to carry through to the finish, but the interest of the nation must always comebefore personal considerations. And to those who have not felt able to give me your support, let mesay I leave with no bitterness,&#34; he said.Nixon did not specifically mention the impeachment procedure that had begun in the Congress.But he said to continue to fight for his own vindication would have totally absorbed his time andattention, together with the time and attention of Congress.&#34;Therefore, I shall resign the presidency at noon tomorrow.&#34;SOURCE 2:Excerpt from &#34;Nixon Forces Firing of Cox; Richardson, Ruckelshaus Quit&#34;. Published in the Washington Times on Sunday, October 21, 1973.In the most traumatic government upheaval of the Watergate crisis, President Nixon yesterdaydischarged Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox and accepted the resignations of Attorney General ElliotL. Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William D. Ruckelshaus.The President also abolished the office of the special prosecutor and turned over to the JusticeDepartment the entire responsibility for further investigation and prosecution of suspects anddefendants in Watergate and related cases….Richardson resigned when Mr. Nixon instructed him to fire Cox and Richardson refused. When thePresident then asked Ruckelshaus to dismiss Cox, he refused, White House spokesman Ronald L.Ziegler said, and he was fired. Ruckelshaus said he resigned.Finally, the President turned to Solicitor General Robert H. Bork, who by law becomes acting AttorneyGeneral when the Attorney General and deputy attorney general are absent, and he carried out thePresident's order to fire Cox. The letter from the President to Bork also said Ruckelshaus resigned.

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Richard Nixon, a member of the Republican Party, served the United States as its 37th president from…