Richard Nixon: “If we are to win the battle against the rising cost of living, we have to squeeze out of the budget all nonessential…”

I invite the Governors of the States and of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and other officials at the local level to issue similar proclamations.

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

Always give your best, never get discouraged, never be petty.

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