Richard Nixon: “The other point is a very personal point.”

I did not realize the extent of the implications which these conversations might now appear to have.

Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow.

Further study is essential if we are to avoid ineffective Federal spending for these purposes.

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…