Richard Nixon: “I tell you, they will not be lost.”

To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.

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

As a result of these efforts, I am confident that the world is a safer place today, not only for the people of America but for the people of all nations, and that all of our children have a better chance than before of living in peace…

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