No there were several before him including Harding's infamous teapot dome scandal and Grant's whiskey ring. Idk who was first.
The first step in President Nixon's program of Vietnamization was the withdrawal of 25,000 servicemen. The Watergate Scandal rocked the Nixon administration and eventually led to his resignation.
resign* Richard Nixon was the first and only president to resign from his post due to the Watergate scandal.
Richard M. Nixon, on the verge of impeachment as a result of the Watergate Scandal , became the first US President to resign from office on August 9, 1974. (The Watergate scandal began on June 17, 1972.)
The Watergate Seven was a group of men involved in the scandal who were advisors and aides to President Nixon. The members were indicted by a grand jury on March 1, 1974. President Richard M. Nixon was named by the jury as a co-conspirator, but was not indicted. This marked the first time in U.S. history for a president to be labeled by this term.
In 1974 Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to resign from office. His resignation was most likely do to his speculated involvement in the Watergate scandal. He was succeeded by Gerald Ford.
Nixon was the first and only president to resign from office.
spiro agnew was the first vice president under president Nixon
Jimmy Carter was the first Democrat to become President after Nixon.
He became Vice-President because Spiro T. Agnew was caught in a scandal back home in Maryland and Gerald Ford was his replacement.
Richard M. Nixon was the first US President to visit China. He was also the first to visit Russia.
In order to answer this question i sadly have to say that he faced certain impeachment but I'll talk about that AFTER i state why. anyways, Nixon was known for the Watergate scandal & faced almost certain impeachment therefore he was the first president to resign, EVER IN THE HISTORY OF PRESIDENCY. Hope i was of great assistance.
Richard M. Nixon was the first to do this. He did it in 1960 while he was campaigning and did it again after he was President.