Who was the first U.S. President to resign from office?

Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States and served as vice president under Dwight D. Eisenhower. Nixon lost the presidential election of 1960 to John F. Kennedy, some claim in part because of the first televised national debate, in which Nixon was seen to be sweating. After Nixon had later won the presidency, he decided to resign the presidency before a likely congressional impeachment due to the scandal caused by the break-in at the Democratic offices in the Watergate Hotel.

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