Richard Nixon: “I, Richard Nixon,President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of April 1970 as Cancer Control…”

This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.

This house has a great heart, and that heart comes from those who serve.

Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.

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…