21:00Letter from America by Alistair CookeNixon's resignation, 1974BBC Radio 4 Duration: 15 minutes Fri 9th Aug 1974, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a yearListen nowDownfall of a president – how Nixon fatally underestimated the power of the people versus the presidential powers he has just been forced to give up.GenresFactualArts, Culture & the MediaBrandLetter from America by Alistair Cooke Source: BBC Online