Richard Nixon: “I was also president of a student body - a very small institution - but look what happened to me.”

Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow.

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

Our military forces deter potential aggressors and, together with those of our allies, serve to assure the continued security of the free world.

It is essential that we move ahead to revitalize the global trading system through multilateral negotiations.