Richard Nixon: “And consequently, I'm going to violate her rule and admonition and say a word about her if I might on this occasion.”

It is essential that we move ahead to revitalize the global trading system through multilateral negotiations.

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

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.

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…