Richard Nixon: “MRS. NIXON and I wish to express our deep personal sorrow at the death of Edgar Eisenhower.”

It is only a beginning, always.

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.

We will see you again.