Richard Nixon: “This is a battle won in a crusade for reform that we cannot afford to lose.”

I have done my very best in all the days since to be true to that pledge.

This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.

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

I further urge all students in our country to acquaint themselves fully with their own student government associations and to play a constructive role in contributing to their success.