Richard Nixon: “I am announcing today the first change in our Cabinet.”

I am firmly convinced that the record, in its entirety, does not justify the extreme step of impeachment and removal of a President.

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 invite the Governors of the States and of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and other officials at the local level to issue similar proclamations.

This was a serious act of omission for which I take full responsibility and which I deeply regret.