On the evening of August 8, 1974, President Nixon addressed the nation and announced his intention to resign. The next morning, White House Chief of Staff Alexander Haig presented this letter to President Nixon to sign.

I hereby resign the Office of President of the United States. Sincerely, Ii.J:*,¢/7 The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger The Secretary of State ' Washington, D.C. 20520 K. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON August 9, 1974 Dear Mr. Secretary: I hereby resign the Office of President of the

The following morning, August 9, Nixon submitted a signed letter of resignation to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, becoming the only U.S. president to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford succeeded to the presidency upon Nixon's resignation.

Feb 13, 2023 · The letter presented by Richard Nixon to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on August 9, 1974, resigning the office of the presidency due to the Watergate scandal and impending impeachment. This is the first and only resignation letter written by a …

richard nixon [ The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger, The Secretary of State, Washington, D.C. 20520 ] Note: The President's letter of resignation was delivered to Secretary Kissinger in his White House office at 11:35 a.m., August 9, by Assistant to the President Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

On the morning of August 9, 1974, the day following President Nixon's televised resignation speech, White House Chief of Staff Alexander Haig presented this letter to President Nixon to sign. The President's resignation letter is addressed to the Secretary of State, in keeping with a law passed by Congress in 1792.

I hereby resign the Office of President of the United States. Sincerely, The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger The Secretary of State Washington, D. C. 20520

President Richard Nixon's resignation letter dated August 9, 1974 triggered the second use of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. Letter witnessed by Henry Kissinger.

Aug 18, 2024 · President Nixon addressed the nation saying that he would resign effective at noon on August 9, 1974. The speech was delivered from the Oval Office on August 8, 1974. Sponsor: White House

• To what extent did President Richard Nixon admit his own misbehavior and how did he explain why he had not resigned earlier? • In his resignation speech, what administrative accomplishments did Nixon want Americans to remember?