Richard Nixon: “It is in accordance with both general principle and specific law, then, that I make the following recommendations:”

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

A strong America is essential to maintaining world peace.

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.

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