Richard Nixon actually said...

I again ordered that all persons in the Government or at the Re-Election Committee should cooperate fully with the FBI, the prosecutors, and...

I HAVE TODAY received and accepted the resignation of Richard G. Kleindienst as Attorney General of the United States.

I was determined that we should get to the bottom of the matter, and that the truth should be fully brought out--no matter who was involved.

In any organization, the man at the top must bear the responsibility.