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Message: <blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 3670257" data-attributes="member: 1246">August 9, 1974 In accordance with his statement of resignation the previous evening, <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/richard-m-nixon" target="_blank">Richard M. Nixon</a> officially ends his term as the 37th president of the United States at noon. Before departing with his family in a helicopter from the <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/white-house" target="_blank">White House</a> lawn, he smiled farewell and enigmatically raised his arms in a victory or peace salute. The helicopter door was then closed, and the Nixon family began their journey home to San Clemente, <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/california" target="_blank">California</a>. Richard Nixon was the first U.S. president to resign from office.</blockquote>