Richard Nixon: “First, this message is bipartisan in character as is indicated by the Senators and Congressmen who are standing here…”

Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow.

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

This legislation exceeds my budgetary recommendations by such a large amount--some $540 million--that it presents a clear and distinct threat to our fight against inflation and cannot be accepted.

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