Richard Nixon: “France has always been our ally; it has never been our enemy; and it will always be our friend.”

To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.

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

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

As a result of these efforts, I am confident that the world is a safer place today, not only for the people of America but for the people of all nations, and that all of our children have a better chance than before of living in peace…