The resignation of Richard Nixon was the culmination of two years of swirling controversy that began with a burglary at the Democratic National Committee offices in the Watergate complex in June 1972.

Partisan polarization is one reason that another Nixon-like presidential resignation is hard to foresee. Back in 1974, more than a few Republicans supported Nixon's removal from office.

With the 50th anniversary of Nixon’s resignation, Bickers recently reflected on what he believes made Nixon’s resignation a watershed moment in U.S. history, its lasting impact upon American politics, ...

There was a time, not so long ago, when we celebrated the press for doing its job of holding elected officials accountable ...

Former President Richard Nixon's son-in-law Ed Cox is for the first time publicly discussing the disgraced prez's resignation over Watergate -- and says it reminds him of how unfairly Donald Trump ...

Her resignation follows accusations of workplace bullying that escalated to an investigation earlier this year.

Nixon’s resignation marked the end of a remarkable series of resignations in US politics; but what became the Watergate model should be better understood as the Watergate exception, writes Hemmer.

Recognizing the realities, Nixon announced his resignation the next day — of his own accord and not at gunpoint. He left office Aug. 9 and was immediately succeeded by Ford.

The 25th Amendment allowed President Nixon to appoint Gerald Ford to fill a vacancy in the vice presidency, ensuring that Nixon’s resignation would result in Ford taking over the White House,… ...

When word got out 50 years ago this Thursday that President Richard Nixon would that night be announcing his decision to resign, speechwriter Ken Khachigian furiously hung up the phone on ...

It is 50 years now since Richard Nixon announced his resignation on August 8, 1974, and resigned the office the following day. Nixon was pardoned by the new president, Gerald Ford, on September 8.

KAMLOOPS — Rhonda Nixon, the superintendent of the Kamloops-Thomson School District, has tendered her resignation. Her ...