Richard Nixon: “Cutting back on Federal programs does not mean cutting back on progress.”

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.

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…

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

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