Richard Nixon: “Today, I declare again that we, the people of the United States, stand with you in the defense of freedom.”

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

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.

This legislation exceeds my budgetary recommendations by such a large amount--some $540 million--that it presents a clear and distinct threat to our fight against inflation and cannot be accepted.