| − | During the impeachment procedures against [[Richard Nixon]] due to the [[Watergate scandal]], Landgrebe proved to be among the last three staunch defenders of the president who voted against accepting the [[House Judiciary Committee]]'s impeachment inquiry,<ref name=upi>July 1, 1986. [https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/07/01/Earl-Landgrebe-dies/2662520574400/ Earl Landgrebe dies]. ''UPI''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> another being Democrat [[Otto Passman]] of [[Louisiana]].<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> The Indiana representative famously declared:<ref>September 13, 2018. [https://blog.library.in.gov/papers-of-indiana-representative-earl-f-landgrebe-now-available-for-research/ Papers of Indiana Representative Earl F. Landgrebe now available for research]. ''Indiana State Library''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> | + | During the impeachment procedures against [[Richard Nixon]] due to the [[Watergate scandal]], Landgrebe proved to be among the last three staunch defenders of the president who voted against accepting the [[House Judiciary Committee]]'s impeachment inquiry,<ref name=wapo/><ref name=upi>July 1, 1986. [https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/07/01/Earl-Landgrebe-dies/2662520574400/ Earl Landgrebe dies]. ''UPI''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> another being Democrat [[Otto Passman]] of [[Louisiana]].<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> The Indiana representative famously declared:<ref name=wapo/><ref>September 13, 2018. [https://blog.library.in.gov/papers-of-indiana-representative-earl-f-landgrebe-now-available-for-research/ Papers of Indiana Representative Earl F. Landgrebe now available for research]. ''Indiana State Library''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> |
| | {{cquote|Don’t confuse me with the facts. I've got a closed mind. I will not vote for impeachment. I'm going to stick with my president even if he and I have to be taken out of this building and shot.}} | | {{cquote|Don’t confuse me with the facts. I've got a closed mind. I will not vote for impeachment. I'm going to stick with my president even if he and I have to be taken out of this building and shot.}} |