Richard Nixon: “There will be another announcement that will be made before May 1 with regard to a further withdrawal.”

I have concluded that because of the Watergate matter, I might not have the support of the Congress that I would consider necessary to back the very difficult decisions and carry out the duties of this office in the way the interests of…

It is regrettable that the Congress has seen fit to add to a bill of such importance to our national security a rider adversely affecting the constitutional separation of powers.

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

Our military forces deter potential aggressors and, together with those of our allies, serve to assure the continued security of the free world.