"What have I done?": The Final Hours of Richard Nixon's Presidency
Nixon was drinking, Nixon was exhausted, Nixon was physically and mentally unwell and, hours earlier, Nixon had finally realized that he had no other choice but to become the first President in United States history to resign his office....
The President would drink scotch and get drunk quickly; he was famously unable to handle his low-tolerance for alcohol very well....
Nixon was barely sleeping, drinking heavily, and making bizarre, rambling late-night phone calls to subordinates throughout the Executive Branch of the United States government. Nearly everyone who knew his condition questioned the President’s capacity to function....
The President was exhausted, erratic, and not sleeping well at all. He downed sleeping pills, drank scotch, and continued sitting alone in one of his two favorite offices....
Nixon's son-in-law Cox: “The President was up walking the halls last night, talking to pictures of former Presidents — giving speeches and talking to the pictures on the wall.” Cox followed that bombshell with a worried plea for help, “The President might take his own life.”
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Sounds like Deja vu all over again.
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