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I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed 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 tomorrow. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#been #before #body #completed #effective

If I were to make public these tapes, containing blunt and candid remarks on many different subjects, the confidentiality of the office of the president would always be suspect. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#blunt #candid #confidentiality #containing #different

People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I earned everything I've got. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#earned #everything #got #i #know

President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small towns and we're both fortunate in the fact that we think we married above ourselves. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#born #both #common #fact #fortunate

The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen at that moment: the red carpet, the green lawn, the white house, the leaden sky. The new president and his first lady. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#film #first #first lady #forever #frame

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning by another branch of government. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#assigned #branch #doctrine #executive #exercises

Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get the advice he needs. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#cannot #get #gets #needs #president

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#believe #even #got #i #innocent

A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art. ↗

— Louis Nizer

#art #beautiful #lady #nature #old

I think it is not necessary at this time to put forth a grand vision such as an East Asian Community. What we must do before that is create scenarios for Japan's response in case of a serious territorial incident. ↗

— Yoshihiko Noda

#before #case #community #create #east