Richard Nixon: “AT LONG last, this Nation is coming to realize that the process of justice cannot end with the slamming shut of prison…”

We will see you again.

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…

I invite the Governors of the States and of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and other officials at the local level to issue similar proclamations.

Our military forces deter potential aggressors and, together with those of our allies, serve to assure the continued security of the free world.