2006-06-23 19:48:15 · 15 answers · asked by Ivanhoe Fats 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
He was faced with imminent impeachment due to the Watergate scandal, so rather than suffer the embarrasment, he resigned.
He was the first President to resign.
2006-06-23 19:51:59 · answer #1 · answered by prkswllflwr 3 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, served from January 20, 1969 until his resignation on August 9, 1974. In 1974, the House Judiciary Committee recommended impeachment proceedings against him. The reasons for the impeachment recommendation included:
covering up White House involvement in the Watergate break-in
abuse of Presidential power
refusing to comply with Judiciary Committee subpoenas
If President Nixon had not resigned before official impeachment proceedings could begin, it is considered likely that he would have lost an impeachment vote in the House and would have faced an impeachment trial in the Senate.
2006-06-23 19:53:39 · answer #2 · answered by cantcu 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Was Nixon Impeached
2016-10-02 08:24:16 · answer #3 · answered by starkes 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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A few days before he resigned, a House committee found proof that Nixon had paid money to the Watergate burglars to keep them quiet, and that he had ordered the CIA to keep FBI from investigating him and his staff. This made it absolutely certain that he would be impeached (similar to being indicted) by the House and tried and convicted by the Senate. A number of his former supporters called on him to explain this to him over the next few days. Facing this certainty, he resigned to avoid impeachment and trial. He was not ever formally impeached or tried, however. Both Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were formally impeached, and both were tried and acquitted. No U.S. president has ever been impeached, tried, and found guilty.
2016-03-26 23:41:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
August 8, 1974. He Resigned.
2006-06-23 19:51:54 · answer #5 · answered by MissManners 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He resigned before being impeached
2006-06-23 22:31:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Richard M Nixon the 37th president of the United States of America resigned from office on August 9th, 1974 after a protracted struggle over Watergate.
The scandal, which started as a third rate burlgary of the DNC by members of Nixons re-election effort(CREEP)quickly evolved into lying,intimidation,enemies lists of journalists and intellectuals not approved of by president Nixon and climaxed with Judge Sirca,backed up by the Supreme Court, to release any and all tapes made during his presidency including the now famous "smoking gun" oval office tape of June21st,1972 in which the president is heard colluding with his senoir staff on how to get hush money to the burglars and illuminated a president utterly consumed by events that were no longer controlable.
2006-06-23 20:01:15 · answer #7 · answered by oracle 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He resigned while in office. August 8, 1974
2006-06-23 19:52:21 · answer #8 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He resigned before he could be Impeached and a few months later he was given a pardon by Gerald Ford his successor.
2006-06-23 22:07:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
His impeachment was impending.
He resigned in disgrace before he could be impeached.
2006-06-23 19:52:24 · answer #10 · answered by monkersmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋