Richard Nixon's resignation letter

Richard Nixon's resignation letter
by Richard Milhous Nixon

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 president of the United States.

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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON

August 9, 1974

Dear Mr. Secretary:

I hereby resign the Office of President of the United States.

Sincerely,

11.35 AM

HK

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
The Secretary of State
Washington, D.C. 20520

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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