Richard Nixon: “To the extent that these things were done in the 1972 campaign, they were serious abuses, and I deplore them.”

This country needs good farmers, good businessmen, good plumbers, good carpenters.

This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.

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

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…