Richard Nixon: “I, RICHARD NIXON, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States...”

It is regrettable that the Congress has seen fit to add to a bill of such importance to our national security a rider adversely affecting the constitutional separation of powers.

This country needs good farmers, good businessmen, good plumbers, good carpenters.

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…

My mother was a saint.