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The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon which began in 1972 and ultimately led to Nixon's resignation in 1974.
On August 8, 1974, U.S. President Richard Nixon delivered a nationally-televised speech to the American public from the Oval Office announcing his intention to resign the presidency the following day due to the Watergate scandal. Nixon's resignation was the culmination of what he referred to in his speech as the "long and difficult period of ...
The Watergate scandal refers to the burglary and illegal wiretapping of the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee, in the Watergate complex by members of President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign, and the subsequent cover-up of the break-in resulting in Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974, as well as other abuses of power by the Nixon White House that were discovered during ...
On August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, announced his resignation. In a television address from the Oval Office, Nixon said: %shareLinks-quote="By taking this ...
The 1974 announcement came amidst the Watergate scandal and pressure for impeachment. The event marked the first time an American President resigned before the end of President Nixon resigns on ...
Many in Monmouth and Ocean counties were divided over Nixon’s decision to resign after two years of questions about what the former president knew and when it was he knew it in regard to the ...
On August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon (a Republican) was forced to resign amid the Watergate scandal. Vice President Gerald Ford ascended to the presidency, leaving the office of vice president vacant.
A look at the Watergate scandal timeline that brought down the Nixon presidency.