Richard Nixon: “As President, I recognize that I cannot do this job alone.”

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

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

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 have done my very best in all the days since to be true to that pledge.