Question 8 • Fall 24 US History B IC
Nixon’s firing of special prosecutor Archibald Cox and the resignations of Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus intensified public outrage over Watergate. Many people viewed the Saturday Night Massacre as an abuse of presidential power and called for Nixon’s impeachment. The correct choice is “Many people called for him to be impeached.”
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