e missing 18 minutes and threatened to impeach Nixon. Nixon handed over the missing tapes, which revealed he had been aware of a cover up, tried to stop the investigation and lied. The American people were shocked that their president would have done these things. They were also surprised by his vulgar use of language when the tapes were played on TV.15. What happened on 8th August 1974?Nixon resigned from office and Gerald Ford was sworn in as president16. Who became president?Gerald Ford17. What did he do about Nixon?He pardoned Nixon for his actions, after a couple days of being president....
