Richard Nixon: “To achieve that goal, I have today asked the Congress to enact a number of significant education initiatives during…”

My mother was a saint.

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…

And as I leave, let me say, that is an example I think all of us should remember.

I take this occasion once again to urge prompt and final action on the Trade Reform Act.