Richard Nixon: “I hold with the latter view.”

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.

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

Mistakes, yes. But for personal gain, never.