Richard Nixon: “Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the period beginning…”

I am firmly convinced that the record, in its entirety, does not justify the extreme step of impeachment and removal of a President.

This legislation exceeds my budgetary recommendations by such a large amount--some $540 million--that it presents a clear and distinct threat to our fight against inflation and cannot be accepted.

It is regrettable that the Congress has seen fit to add to a bill of such importance to our national security a rider adversely affecting the constitutional separation of powers.

I have concluded that because of the Watergate matter, I might not have the support of the Congress that I would consider necessary to back the very difficult decisions and carry out the duties of this office in the way the interests of…