Richard Nixon: “Mr. Chief Justice, ladies and gentlemen: This is the first official swearing in of this new administration.”

It is essential that we move ahead to revitalize the global trading system through multilateral negotiations.

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

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

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…