Remarks Following a Visit With General Eisenhower
02/01/1969
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Mistakes, yes. But for personal gain, never.
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.
A strong America is essential to maintaining world peace.