Richard Nixon: “LINWOOD HOLTON has my unqualified and enthusiastic support in his campaign to become Governor of the Commonwealth of…”

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

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

I invite the Governors of the States and of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and other officials at the local level to issue similar proclamations.

I did not realize the extent of the implications which these conversations might now appear to have.