Richard Nixon: “I hereby designate the European Space Research Organization (ESRO) as a public international organization entitled to…”

Our military forces deter potential aggressors and, together with those of our allies, serve to assure the continued security of the free world.

I take this occasion once again to urge prompt and final action on the Trade Reform Act.

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…

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