Richard Nixon: “The educational effects of racial isolation, however, are not confined to those districts that previously operated dual…”

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…

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

I have always tried to do what was best for the Nation.

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.