Three decades after Nixon’s resignation, his papers head home

The AP Reports Three decades after the 37th president resigned in disgrace and the federal government seized his papers and tapes, a change in law is sending them home.

Library officials are planning a new addition to house them and hope to be ready this fall to begin the gradual transfer of 46 million pages of records, 30,000 gifts and 3,700 hours of tape.

They may get something less tangible as well — a measure of validation for the library and perhaps for the man.