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Saturday, August 03, 1974

Nixon's daughter wants him to fight to the end, but fears what will happen if his staff resigns in large numbers. Buchanan tells them the party will be ruined if he stays on. Simply put, the President had lied to the country and there is no coming back from it.
When Buchanan returns to the White House, Ziegler tells him the President intends to fight it out.
Senator Griffin writes Nixon a letter saying resignation is the best course of action.

"Always remember, others may hate you — but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself. "

Richard Nixon | President of the United States