Richard Nixon: “I regret asking for this postponement of a Federal pay increase but there can be no doubt of its necessity.”

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…

In keeping Federal spending under control, we do not intend, of course, to single out only farm or environmental programs.

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

It is only a beginning, always.