Richard Nixon: “Once our involvement in the Vietnam war is behind us, we move toward an all-volunteer armed force.”

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…

I do hereby proclaim October 29, 1974, as National Student Government Day.

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

I firmly believe that our current fiscal situation demands national unanimity on the issues of a larger concern.