Richard Nixon: “I am delighted to welcome all of you to the White House on the occasion of your tour of the United States.”

My mother was a saint.

We think that when we suffer a defeat that all is ended.

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…

This house has a great heart, and that heart comes from those who serve.