Richard Nixon: “But, believe me, we do not have to be afraid of the comparison.”

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…

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

I have never been a quitter.

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…