Richard Nixon: “It is with the deepest regret that I accept your resignation, as you have requested, as Deputy Secretary of Defense…”

This house has a great heart, and that heart comes from those who serve.

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…

It is only a beginning, always.

It is essential that we move ahead to revitalize the global trading system through multilateral negotiations.