Richard Nixon: “I directed the Attorney General to take whatever action he believes necessary to see that these court orders are obeyed.”

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

I have concluded that because of the Watergate matter, I might not have the support of the Congress that I would consider necessary to back the very difficult decisions and carry out the duties of this office in the way the interests of…

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

Mistakes, yes. But for personal gain, never.