Richard Nixon: “I really wasn't an All-American.”

And as I leave, let me say, that is an example I think all of us should remember.

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.

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…

Further study is essential if we are to avoid ineffective Federal spending for these purposes.