President Richard Nixon, the 37th U.S. president, announced he would be resigning from the office on this day in history, Aug. 8, 1974. In a speech delivered to the nation from the Oval Office, Nixon said his resignation would go into effect "at noon tomorrow." Chinese communist leader Chairman Mao Zedong welcomed President Richard Nixon at his house in Beijing in 1972. President Nixon urged China to join the United States in a "long march together" on different roads to world peace. Original article source: On this day in history, August 8, 1974, President Nixon announces his resignation

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