Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s resignation following the Watergate scandal. This week American History TV has been playing programming related to Watergate and the ...

Nixon resigned amid Watergate scandal. — -- President Richard Nixon resigned 40 years ago today, saying during his announcement that it would begin "that process of healing which is so ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — On Aug. 7, 1974, three top ...

In early August of 1974, 40 years ago this week, the news was all Nixon. On Aug. 5, the “Smoking Gun” tapes were released, revealing to the public that he had known about Watergate. On Aug. 8, he ...

Amid the Watergate scandal, President Richard Nixon wanted nothing more than to shift the public’s attention to other issues. His 1974 address focused mostly on the ongoing --and crippling -- energy ...

The pressure on President Richard Nixon in the spring and summer of 1974 was unrelenting. One by one, his aides dropped by the wayside, charged or convicted or pleading guilty in the widening ...

April 29th, 1974 marked the beginning of the end of the Watergate saga, and President Richard Nixon's time in office. "This is a Special Report from CBS News in Washington, where the President of the ...

Describing it as “a personal word” added to the main body of his 1974 state of the union address, on the heels of a lengthy ovation following his expression of hope that a freshman lawmaker in the ...

The president gave an emotional farewell speech to White House staff. — -- On August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon woke up with a start after a restless night. “I looked at my watch,” Nixon ...

Rose Mary Woods, President Richard Nixon’s personal secretary, told me, “Your memo is good.” But it was clear Nixon would never see my 11th-hour plea for him not to resign. It was Aug. 8, 1974, and ...

President Richard Nixon resigned 40 years ago today, saying during his announcement that it would begin "that process of healing which is so desperately needed in America." The 37th president faced ...