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. America needs a full-time President and a full-time Congress, particularly at this time with problems we face at home and abroad.


Resignation Speech (August 8, 1974)

Richard Nixon Quotes

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....

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....

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....

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....