Richard Nixon: “I appreciate Mr. Heard's taking on this assignment which should be of great benefit to the country.”

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.

Mistakes, yes. But for personal gain, never.

And as I leave, let me say, that is an example I think all of us should remember.