Question

Why did Nixon resign as president in 1974?

Answer 1

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Richard Nixon resigned as President in 1974 due to the Watergate scandal. The scandal involved a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., and subsequent cover-up attempts by the Nixon administration. Nixon faced impeachment proceedings for obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of Congress, and eventually resigned on August 8, 1974, becoming the first President in American history to do so. He was succeeded by Vice President Gerald Ford.