Richard Nixon: “This memorandum establishes a Council on International Economic Policy.”

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…

This was a serious act of omission for which I take full responsibility and which I deeply regret.

This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.

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.