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Richard Nixon

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Richard Nixon

37th President of the United States, who resigned on 9 August 1974.

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1913–1994
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  1. Life 1913–1994
  2. head of United States government (President) 1969 – 9 Aug 1974

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  1. 1913–1994 Richard Nixon
  2. 1969 – 9 Aug 1974 Richard Nixon head of United States government
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  1. 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.
  2. Key Speeches and Writings of Gerald R. Ford (includes remarks of 9 Aug 1974, pardon remarks and Proclamation 4311 of 8 Sept 1974), Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum (National Archives), 1974. Primary record
    The White House announced that Richard Nixon's letter of resignation as 37th President of the United States was tendered to Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger in his White House office by Assistant to the President Alexander M. Haig, Jr., at 11:35 a.m.
    have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9,1974.
  3. Statement Accepting Presidential Pardon, 8 September 1974, The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara), from the Public Papers of the Presidents, 8 Sep 1974. Scholarship & press
    I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate, particularly when it reached the stage of judicial proceedings and grew from a political scandal into a national tragedy.
  4. 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.
  5. United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683 (1974), No. 73-1766, argued 8 July, decided 24 July 1974, Supreme Court of the United States (U.S. Reports, via Library of Congress), 24 Jul 1974. Primary record
    neither the doctrine of separation of powers, nor the need for confidentiality of high-level communications, without more, can sustain an absolute, unqualified Presidential privilege of immunity from judicial process under all circumstances.
  6. Watergate Special Prosecution Force Report, U.S. Government Printing Office (Superintendent of Documents). Primary record
    authorized the Special Prosecutor to name President Nixon as an unindicted co-conspirator in the cover-up case.
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