Richard Nixon: “He just talked about the country that he loved so much.”

I have done my very best in all the days since to be true to that pledge.

I am pleased that in this bill the Congress has expressed support for our objectives by authorizing $22.2 billion for military procurement purposes during fiscal year 1975.

I firmly believe that our current fiscal situation demands national unanimity on the issues of a larger concern.

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…