Richard Nixon: “It is also a Christmas for the first time in 20 years when no young American is being drafted for the armed services.”

Always give your best, never get discouraged, never be petty.

This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.

And as I leave, let me say, that is an example I think all of us should remember.

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as president, I must put the interests of America first. Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon…