August Archives Treasure #1: Evans letters on Nixon
Seattle P-I’s Aug. 9, 1974, headline and front-page story about Nixon resigning. (Images courtesy of Washington State Archives) For those who lived it more than four decades ago, it was a “Where were you when it happened?” moment: On August 9, 1974 (almost exactly 41 years ago) , President Richard Nixon resigned at the height of the Watergate scandal. Nixon is the only U.S. President to resign from that office. In the weeks leading up to Nixon’s resignation, Washington Gov….