1974 in the United States

← → Events from the year 1974 in the United States.

August 9: Richard Nixon resigns as President of the United States
August 9: Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 38th U.S. president
Nixon Oval Office meeting with H.R. Haldeman "Smoking Gun" Conversation June 23, 1972 Full Transcript
October 17: President Ford testifies before the House Judiciary Subcommittee regarding his pardon of Nixon
December 19: Nelson Rockefeller becomes the 41st U.S. vice president