Newspapers.com - In a televised address, President Richard Nixon announced on August 8, 1974, that he would be stepping down as president, making him the only U.S. president to date to resign
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August 9, 1974: Richard M. Nixon Resigns as President, Ending the Watergate Scandal – Constituting America
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Nixon's resignation: Headlines from the President's last days in office, and a look at how the Watergate scandal made history (1974) - Click Americana
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