Richard Nixon: “Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution…”

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

I have concluded that because of the Watergate matter, I might not have the support of the Congress that I would consider necessary to back the very difficult decisions and carry out the duties of this office in the way the interests of…

I am firmly convinced that the record, in its entirety, does not justify the extreme step of impeachment and removal of a President.

This country needs good farmers, good businessmen, good plumbers, good carpenters.