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Watergate was unique because it allowed the public to play its democratic role in expressing its outrage at the presidency. And as a result, for the first time in history a president resigned.

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Samuel Dash
Age: 79 †
Born: 1925
Born: February 27
Died: 2004
Died: May 29
Jurist
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Camden
New Jersey
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Presidency
President
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