Richard Nixon actually said...

Your wise counsel in vitally important national security questions has been of immense value to Mel Laird and to me, and I want you to know ...

It is with the deepest regret that I accept your resignation, as you have requested, as Deputy Secretary of Defense, effective December 13, ...

I AM extremely gratified that the Senate has now confirmed both Lewis Powell and William Rehnquist as Associate Justices of the Supreme Cour...

I am confident that they will fill those vacancies with a distinction worthy of the Court, and worthy of the men whose seats they fill.