Nixon announces he will resign | August 8, 1974 - HISTORY
WEBNov 24, 2009 · In an evening televised address on August 8, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon announces his intention to become the first president in American history to resign. With impeachment proceedings...
Richard Nixon's resignation speech - Wikipedia
WEBOn August 8, 1974, U.S. President Richard Nixon delivered a nationally-televised speech to the American public from the Oval Office announcing his intention to resign the presidency the following day due to the Watergate scandal.
When did Richard Nixon resign? Date, speech, reason for leaving …
WEBAug 9, 2022 · Here we unpack the reasons behind Nixon's historic resignation, including the involvement of the U.S. attorney general and recall the famed speech he gave upon exiting the Oval Office.
Watergate: Why President Richard Nixon Resigned 45 Years Ago
WEBAug 8, 2019 · President Richard Nixon resigned from his American presidency 45 years ago on August 8, after a one of the greatest political conspiracies in U.S. history, which became known as the Watergate...
A look back at 50 years since former President Richard Nixon's ...
WEBAug 9, 2024 · The resignation of Richard Nixon was the culmination of two years of swirling controversy that began with a burglary at the Democratic National Committee offices in the Watergate complex in...
Richard Nixon resigned 50 years ago. The political world ... - USA TODAY
WEBAug 8, 2024 · 2:48. WASHINGTON – Exactly 50 years ago, a beleaguered President Richard M. Nixon entered the Oval Office, stared into a television camera and performed an act that still echoes in today's very...
Nixon's Resignation: 40 Years Later - The Atlantic
WEBOn the evening of August 8, 1974, Richard Milhous Nixon sat at his desk in the Oval Office and announced that he was resigning the office of the president. The next day, he submitted his...
The Last Hours of the Nixon Presidency - HISTORY
WEBAug 8, 2014 · In 1974, Richard Nixon became the first president to resign from office. Here's how his final hours in the White House unfolded.
Nixon resigns: Watergate’s legacy - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBAug 5, 2024 · Fifty years after Richard Nixon became the only U.S. president to resign his office, what does the Watergate scandal teach us about that moment in history and everything that has happened since? A key player in the story examines these questions.
August 8, 1974: Address to the Nation Announcing Decision To Resign the ...
WEBAug 8, 1974 · President Nixon addresses the country to announce his resignation as President of the United States. He concludes that it is evident he no longer has a strong enough political base in Congress to justify continuing his efforts to carry out his term.