Richard Nixon: “The present welfare system is not only morally bankrupt but is a significant factor in driving the States toward fiscal…”

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…

In keeping Federal spending under control, we do not intend, of course, to single out only farm or environmental programs.

I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to both the Telegraph Regulations and the Telephone Regulations and give its advice and consent to their ratification with the declarations proposed in the report of the…

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