Remarks at the Truman Library During a Visit With the Former President.
03/20/1969
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Two weeks ago, I vowed to the American people that any appropriations bill substantially above my budget for fiscal year...
Mistakes, yes. But for personal gain, never.
I did not realize the extent of the implications which these conversations might now appear to have.
To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.