On August 8, 1974, as Richard Nixon faced impeachment for his involvement in the Watergate scandal, he announced he was stepping down the next day as the 37th president of the United States.
"I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body," Nixon said during a live broadcast from the Oval Office. "But as president, I must put the interest of America first. America needs a full-time president and a full-time Congress, particularly at this time with problems we face at home and abroad.... Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow."
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