Richard Nixon: “To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every…”

On the recordAugust 7, 1974

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

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Republican · California

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Address to the Nation Announcing Decision To Resign the Office of President of the United States

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Richard Nixon: “To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.”