Richard Nixon: “Lyndon Johnson rose above the doubt and the fear to hold this Nation on course until we rediscovered our faith in…”

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

Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.

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 did not realize the extent of the implications which these conversations might now appear to have.