Nixon Resigns the Presidency

Richard Nixon resigned from office amid the Watergate scandal, the first U.S. president to do so.

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Date: August 9, 1974
President: Richard Nixon
Category: Election / Transition
Era: Cold War Era
Source Type: Historical Record

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