Richard Nixon: “What we want is a better life for our children than we have for ourselves.”

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…

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

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

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.