{"product_id":"presidential-history-nixon-resignation-richard-nixon-addresses-the-nation-on-his-resignation-from-the-presidency","title":"[PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY—NIXON RESIGNATION]. RICHARD NIXON ADDRESSES THE NATION ON HIS RESIGNATION FROM THE PRESIDENCY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY—NIXON RESIGNATION]. RICHARD NIXON ADDRESSES THE NATION ON HIS RESIGNATION FROM THE PRESIDENCY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRICHARD NIXON. Original black-and-white United Press International press photograph, early-generation press photograph. Washington, D.C., August 8, 1974. 9 1\/4 × 7 1\/4 inches, the full White House print as handed out to the press. Richard Nixon sits before the television cameras in the White House, flanked by the American and presidential flags, during the address in which he announced his resignation from the presidency. The composition is sober and frontal, with Nixon at the desk and the broadcast apparatus and formal drapery framing the historic statement. Visible condition includes general handling wear, surface scuffing and abrasion, light edge and corner wear, minor creasing, and age toning; the verso is substantially toned and shows handling folds and faint editorial marks. Approximate physical print dimensions: 9.25 × 7.25 in. (235 × 184 mm).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe printed caption reads: “WAR-080832-8\/8\/74-WASHINGTON: President Nixon goes before the television cameras to tell Americans of his resignation from the Presidency 8\/8. Official photo released by the White House. (UPI)asp\/.” The upper editorial notice reads in part: “EDITORS: This is the full 9 1\/4 by 7 1\/4 print as handed out by the White House. We have copied the print and will attempt to make a blowup of the image and perhaps improve the overall quality which is extremely dark. The now-enlarged print from our copy negative should follow this transmission.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe verso bears a red filing stamp for the Today\/Mirror Library reading “Received: 25 NOV 1974,” “Folder: Pres. Richard Nixon,” and “Published” fields, together with a faint “RETURN TODAY MIRROR LIBRARY” routing box. A purple “RECEIVED ... REFERENCE LIBRARY” stamp and manuscript marks document later filing and editorial handling. The verso notice is unusually valuable evidence of the photograph's physical and reproductive history: the library received a full White House-distributed print, copied it, and expected an enlarged replacement from a copy negative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNixon delivered the televised address on August 8, 1974, announcing that he would resign effective the following day amid the Watergate scandal. He became the first American president to resign the office, and Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn in on August 9. The White House image and its rapid UPI distribution belong to the visual record of the constitutional crisis's final hours and the transition of presidential power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe print is especially significant as a press artifact because the verso preserves the newsroom's attempt to balance an official but “extremely dark” source print against the demands of publication. It is therefore both a direct record of Nixon's resignation address and a document of wire-service reproduction practice: the supplied White House print, copy-negative plan, enlargement note, and contemporary receipt survive together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Distributed by United Press International; From the Eric C. Caren Archive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Photo Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50224936648842,"sku":"RP-000011","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/4218\/3306\/files\/media-front_77e24f16-b1f4-4eeb-882e-569b5b0bdd88.jpg?v=1789688143","url":"https:\/\/therarephotogallery.com\/products\/presidential-history-nixon-resignation-richard-nixon-addresses-the-nation-on-his-resignation-from-the-presidency","provider":"TheRarePhotoGallery.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}