According to his son's biography of him, George H W Bush played a pivotal role in the Nixon resignation, in that Nixon resigned the day after receiving a letter

According to his son's biography of him, George H W Bush played a pivotal role in the Nixon resignation, in that Nixon resigned the day after receiving a letter from Bush, then chairman of the Republican National Committee, urging him to do so. See: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11218323/George-Bush-Seniors-key-role-in-Watergate-crisis-revealed-by-son-for-first-time.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1...