I let the American people down.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

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I've never canceled a subscription to a newspaper because of bad cartoons or editorials. If...

I've never canceled a subscription to a newspaper because of bad cartoons or editorials. If...

You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.

You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.

Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency.

Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency.

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

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

Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don't care what they...

Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don't care what they...

By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home,...

By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home,...

Well, I screwed it up real good, didn't I?

Well, I screwed it up real good, didn't I?

People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's...

People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's...

My concern today is not with the length of a person's hair but with his...

My concern today is not with the length of a person's hair but with his...

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

Voters quickly forget what a man says.

The press is the enemy.

The press is the enemy.

Nature is as wasteful of promising young men as she is of fish spawn.

Nature is as wasteful of promising young men as she is of fish spawn.

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm...

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm...

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

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

It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can't...

It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can't...

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

The 1976 Bicentennial is not going to be invented in Washington, printed in triplicate by...

The 1976 Bicentennial is not going to be invented in Washington, printed in triplicate by...

Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.

Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.

My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more...

My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more...

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing....

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing....