In a sense he was. Actually he resigned voluntarily, but it seemed likely that he would be impeached and convicted and so removed from office.
Resign from office.
No, he was the first president to be impeached or forced to leave his office before hie term was up
Richard Nixon, but he was not technically forced out of office, as he resigned himself. He resigned before he would have been impeached.
Richard Nixon resigned because he would have been impeached by congress.
Richard Nixon
Richard M Nixon, in 1974
No, he was the first president to be impeached or forced to leave his office before hie term was up
Ford was not impeached. He became president after Nixon was forced out of office due largely to the Watergate cover up. Nixon was was facing impeachment process but resign prior.
Richard Nixon resigned because he would have been impeached by congress.
Ford was not impeached. He became president after Nixon was forced out of office due largely to the Watergate cover up. Nixon was was facing impeachment process but resign prior.
President Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency on August 8, 1974, following the Watergate scandal. While no one forced Nixon to resign directly, mounting evidence of his involvement in the cover-up and his impending impeachment by Congress led to his decision to step down. The threat of impeachment and removal from office played a significant role in his resignation.
The Watergate scandal forced Nixon to resign the presidency.