Richard Nixon: “It is well known that I would prefer a negotiated agreement to solve this problem.”

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

We think that when we suffer a defeat that all is ended.

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

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.