Richard Nixon: “I will serve as Chairman with the addressees as Members.”

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…

A number of provisions authorize spending for unneeded equipment and could thus inflate defense spending unnecessarily at a time when we all should recognize the need to avoid waste.

Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow.

To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.