Which president was close to impeachment but chose to resign instead?

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Richard Nixon was the president who was close to impeachment but chose to resign instead. This was during the Watergate scandal, where Nixon's involvement in the cover-up of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters was revealed. The House Judiciary Committee passed articles of impeachment against Nixon, but instead of facing an impeachment trial, he announced his resignation in 1974.

Which President Was Close to Impeachment but Chose to Resign