Richard Nixon: “I have proposed formation of a new Department of Economic Affairs where all of the various economic activities of the…”

This country needs good farmers, good businessmen, good plumbers, good carpenters.

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

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…

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