Event
Resignation of Richard Nixon
President Nixon announced on 8 August 1974 that he would resign, and left office the next day.
- Dates
- 9 Aug 1974
- Place
- Washington, D.C.
Connections 2
involved
- Richard Nixon Scholarship & press 1
part of
Timeline 1 date
- 9 Aug 1974 Resignation of Richard Nixon
Proof 2 sources
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Address to the Nation Announcing Decision To Resign the Office of President of the United States, 8 August 1974, The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara), from the Public Papers of the Presidents, 8 Aug 1974.
Scholarship & press
Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow.
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A President Resigns - 50 Years Later (exhibit page), U.S. National Archives Museum, 2024.
Primary record
President Nixon resigned from office on August 9, 1974.
Page history 1 change
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