Richard Nixon: “I have one announcement for those who are members of the traveling press.”

We think that when we suffer a defeat that all is ended.

Mistakes, yes. But for personal gain, never.

This house has a great heart, and that heart comes from those who serve.

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…