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Why did Nixon resign in the Nixon administration?
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Nixon resigned because he was unable to withstand the pressure from the Watergate scandal. The Watergate scandal was a series of political scandals that occurred during the presidency of Richard Nixon. The scandal included a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., and the subsequent cover-up of the incident. The cover-up involved attempts by the Nixon administration to block the FBI investigation into the incident. On August 9, 1974, Nixon announced his resignation, effective the next day.