Richard Nixon: “It is not well to be coy about this business of candidacy.”

I have concluded that because of the Watergate matter, I might not have the support of the Congress that I would consider necessary to back the very difficult decisions and carry out the duties of this office in the way the interests of…

I am firmly convinced that the record, in its entirety, does not justify the extreme step of impeachment and removal of a President.

Further study is essential if we are to avoid ineffective Federal spending for these purposes.

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…