Back Stories: President Richard Nixon Resigns

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- On August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned.

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"I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow," he announced on August 8. "Vice President Ford will be sworn in as president at that hour."

Listen back to our team coverage from that day.

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