Richard Nixon: “I would like to try as best I can to do that. It is not easy.”

I have always tried to do what was best for the Nation.

I take this occasion once again to urge prompt and final action on the Trade Reform Act.

This house has a great heart, and that heart comes from those who serve.

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…