Good evening. This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from this office.
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In all the decisions I have made in my public life, I have always tried to do what was best for the nation.
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Throughout the long and difficult period of Watergate, I have felt it was my duty to persevere.
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However, it has become evident to me that I no longer have a strong enough political base in the Congress to justify continuing that effort.
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I would have preferred to carry through to the finish whatever the personal agony it involved, and my family unanimously urged me to do so.
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But the interest of the nation must always come before any personal considerations.
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I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.
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But as President, I must put the interest of America first.
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Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Vice President Ford will be sworn in at that hour in this office.
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@dick_nixon@ChMadar My mom threw a block party and some of the neighbors didn't talk to her for weeks. (Yeah, Mom!)1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
@48thAve @dick_nixon Bet it was a great party!
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