Cancel anytime. Fifty years have passed since President Richard Nixon resigned the presidency on Aug. 9, 1974, under imminent threat of impeachment by the House of Representatives. Had he not ...

The only other time a president came close to being impeached was the case of Richard M. Nixon. He resigned from office in 1974 after a House committee had voted to put before the full House a ...

Three Articles of Impeachment were brought against Richard Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal. However, he resigned before a vote could be taken, causing the House to consider the ...