Richard Nixon: “I believe in keeping the promises I make, and making only those promises I am confident I can keep.”

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

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

This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.

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