Richard Nixon: “As long as I am President, I will never let America become the second strongest nation in the world.”

We think that when we suffer a defeat that all is ended.

Mistakes, yes. But for personal gain, never.

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…

I take this occasion once again to urge prompt and final action on the Trade Reform Act.