Richard nixon farewell address to white house cabinet and staff r ichard m. This is the 37th time i have spoken to you from this office, where so many. The speech was delivered on television from the oval office on august 8, 1974. The resignation speech was delivered from the oval office and was carried live on radio and television. A flabbergasted richard nixon revises his resignation speech. On august 8, 1974, richard nixon addressed the american people from the white house to announce his resignation as president of the. President nixon talks about his 1974 resignation in a series of interviews conducted by former white house aide frank gannon in new york city. In this first paragraph, nixon establishes credibility because of his automatic ethos as president, and by acknowledging the amount of times he has addressed. President nixon had a speech prepared for him in case the apollo 11 moon landing turned into a disaster. Nixon s resignation speech, nixon s farewell speech, fords pardon speech, doles eulogy of nixon. This is the 37th time i have spoken to you from this office, where so many decisions have been made that shaped the history of this nation. It was delivered in the oval office of the white house. President nixon addresses the nation to announce he will resign effective at noon on august 9, 1974. Nixon addressed the american people to announce his resignation.
On august 8, 1974, richard nixon addressed the american people from the white house to announce his resignation as president of the united. He said, in essence, that he had lost the congressional support necessary to. Nixon resigns the presidency august 8, 1974 youtube. President richard nixon s final remarks at the white house august 9, 1974. A photograph of richard nixon s resignation letter.
Students can read along with president nixon as he gives the speech. Richard nixons resignation letter and gerald fords pardon. Richard nixon s resignation speech was an address made on august 8, 1974, by president of the united states richard nixon to the american public. During the night of june 17, 1972, five burglars broke into the offices of the democratic national. The day nixon gave his speech about stepping down, he got a haircut. Full text and audio mp3 of richard nixon s farewell to white house cabinet and staff american rhetoric. The presidents resignation letter is addressed to the secretary of state, in keeping with a law passed by congress in 1792. Following the revelations stemming from the investigation of the watergate breakin, president richard m. Nixon stated that he was resigning for the good of the country and asked the nation to. Farewell remarks to white house cabinet and staff rhetoric. Nixon, haig, and ziegler discussed ideas for the resignation speech and during a moment of contemplative silence, nixon looked up at his two. The watergate story nixon resigns the washington post.
The purpose of the speech was for nixon to announce that he was resigning from office due to the watergate scandal. One year of watergate is enough, president nixon declared in his state of the. Text version below transcribed directly from audio. Richard nixons resignation speech by tech that teaches tpt. President nixons resignation speech pdf file research. This is the 37th time i have spoken to you from posted in political history, presidential history tagged president nixon s resignation speech pdf file, what was the date of nixon resignation. After he gave his resignation speech, he told the media to have a merry christmas, despite it being summer. President richard nixons final remarks at the white house. Shortly after his resignation on august 9th, members of nixons staff assembled in the white house for a final tearful farewell to a man they had served for five.
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