Richard Nixon: “Congratulations and condolences. He has a tough job.”

I have always tried to do what was best for the Nation.

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…

I do hereby proclaim October 29, 1974, as National Student Government Day.

I firmly believe that our current fiscal situation demands national unanimity on the issues of a larger concern.