Read more about Nixon’s resignation in TIME’s archives. Friday marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Richard Nixon resigns from the office of the president August 8, 1974, following his role in the Watergate scandal.

(WDBJ) - President Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. He won re-election in a landslide in 1972 only for the “Watergate” ...

The White House aide who revealed that Richard Nixon had secretly recorded his conversations as president has died. Alexander ...

Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide whose testimony helped trigger Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - August 8, 1974. Facing almost-certain impeachment, President Richard M. Nixon announced his resignation. He was succeeded by Gerald Ford the next day.

Alexander Butterfield, a former top aide to President Richard Nixon whose disclosure of a secret taping system in the White ...

WASHINGTON (WCSC) - U.S. Vice President Gerald Ford took the oath to become the nation’s 38th president on this date in 1974. Ford took the oath of office just minutes after Richard Nixon became the ...

Aug. 8 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1911, newsreels became a standard part of U.S. movie screenings when the French film company Pathe began releasing weekly black-and-white features to ...

Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal ...