what was the result of the watergate scandal on richard nixon's presidency?
Richard M. Nixon, on the verge of impeachment as a result of the Watergate Scandal , became the first US President to resign from office on August 9, 1974. (The Watergate scan…dal began on June 17, 1972.) Answered by The WikiAnswers® Community.
Watergate’s influence was felt in the Clinton Impeachment of 1998-99. Nixon died in 1994 and was eulogised by the political establishment, although he was still a figure of controversy. The investigations into Watergate that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon are a case study in the operation of the American Constitution and political values.