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Yes, he resigned the Presidency on August 9, 1974. Under investigation by the US House for illegal campaign activities, he resigned and was succeeded by his Vice President, Gerald Ford. Ford had only become Vice President in December, 1973, after Vice President Spiro T. Agnew had also resigned, for an entirely unrelated reason.
Nixon was facing impeachment and likely conviction on charges stemming from the Watergate break-in and its cover-up, so he chose instead to resign.
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Was Richard Nixon the only President to resign as President?
Yes, Nixon was the only president to resign.
Why did Richard Nixon resign the office of president?
why did richard nixon resign the offecer of president
What president got resign?
Richard Nixon
What was Nixon the first and only US President to do?
Nixon was the first and only president to resign from office.
Was Abraham Lincoln the first president to resign his office?
Lincoln didn't resign, he was assassinated. Nixon was the first and only president to resign.
Who is the only president ever to resign?
Richard Nixon is the only president of the U.S.A to resign and not complete his term as president.
Did us president Ronald Reagan resign as a result of the Watergate affair?
No NIXON DID.
Is Richard Nixon the only president who resigned?
Richard Nixon is the first and only President to resign.
Only president to resign before his trem ended?
President Nixon.
What is special about Richard Nixon?
He was the Only President to resign.
Who is the first president to resign?
Richard M. Nixon
Who was the only president to resign from the white house?
nixon
