The 14th Amendment to the Constitution-under which the school desegregation cases have arisen--provides that 'The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.'
Special Message to the Congress on Equal Educational Opportunities and School Busing.
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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…
And as I leave, let me say, that is an example I think all of us should remember.
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