Richard Nixon: “I extend my personal support to the vital humanitarian activities of the Red Cross.”

Our military forces deter potential aggressors and, together with those of our allies, serve to assure the continued security of the free world.

To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.

Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow.

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