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    Richard Nixon

    President of the United States from 1969 to 1974

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  1. Aug 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...

  2. Aug 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...

  3. The Watergate scandal was a major political controversy in the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974, ultimately resulting in Nixon's resignation.

  4. Aug 9, 2022 · Why did Nixon actually resign? Nixon's resignation came as the result of a scheme to spy on Democratic opponents throughout the 1972 campaign process, and...

  5. Nov 24, 2009 · In what became known as the Saturday Night Massacre , on October 20, 1973, in an unprecedented show of executive power, Nixon ordered Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney...

  6. Jul 15, 2024 · What was the outcome of the Watergate scandal on the presidency of Richard Nixon? On August 9, 1974, facing likely impeachment for his role in covering up the scandal, Nixon became the only U.S. president to resign.

  7. Aug 9, 2024 · TV image of President Richard Nixon announcing his decision to resign. It was no longer a surprise, but it was still a shock. On a Thursday night in August 50 years ago, Americans turned on the evening news to be told the president of the United States would resign the next day. Nothing remotely like this had ever happened before; but for those ...

  8. Oct 29, 2009 · The triumphs of Richard Nixon's presidency were overshadowed by a scandal that forced his resignation. Learn more about the driven but flawed 37th president from those who worked...

  9. Jul 15, 2024 · How was Richard Nixon involved in the Watergate scandal? Did Richard Nixon support the Vietnam War? Who succeeded Richard Nixon as president after he resigned?

  10. 5 days ago · Faced with the near-certain prospect of impeachment by the House and conviction in the Senate, Nixon announced his resignation on the evening of August 8, 1974, effective at noon the next day. He was succeeded by Gerald Ford , whom he had appointed vice president in 1973 after Agnew resigned his office amid charges of having committed bribery ...

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