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28 lines
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RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON
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RESIGNATION
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1974
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Throughout the long and difficult period of Watergate, I have felt it was my
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duty to persevere, to make every possible effort to complete the term of office
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to which you elected me.
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In the past few days, however, it has become evident to me that I no longer
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have a strong enough political base in the Congress to justify continuing that
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effort....
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I would have preferred to carry through to the finish whatever the personal
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agony it would have involved....
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I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is
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opposed to every instinct in my body. But as President I must put the
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interests of America first. America needs a full-time President and a
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full-time Congress....
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To continue to fight through the months ahead for my personal vindication would
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almost totally absorb the time and attention of both the President and Congress
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in a period when our entire focus should be on the great issues of peace abroad
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and prosperity without inflation at home.
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Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.
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