Richard Nixon: “The Council shall from time to time report its findings and recommendations to the President and to the Congress.”

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.

May God's grace be with you in all the days ahead.

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…

In keeping Federal spending under control, we do not intend, of course, to single out only farm or environmental programs.