Richard Nixon: “I pledge to you we will keep America strong as she is today - stronger than anybody in the world so that we can keep the…”

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…

A strong America is essential to maintaining world peace.

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

I invite the Governors of the States and of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and other officials at the local level to issue similar proclamations.