Richard M. Nixon Audio & Video

"Tonight I want to talk to you on a subject of deep concern to all Americans and to many people in all parts of the world, the war in Vietnam."

"In passing this office to the Vice President, I also do so with the profound sense of the weight of responsibility..."

Schoolchildren absorb at least one fact about Richard Milhous Nixon: He was the first and (so far) the only President of the United States to resign the office.

"War is a terrible and cruel experience for a nation, and it's particularly terrible and cruel for those who bear the burden of fighting."

President Richard Nixon delivered his first inaugural address on January 20, 1969.

"I come before you tonight as a candidate for the Vice Presidency and as a man whose honesty and integrity has been questioned."

Includes eight highlights of speeches, beginning with the Checkers Speech from 1952, the debate with John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, Nixon/Kruschev debate and his resignation.

Vice President Nixon and Premier Krushchev waged an impromptu debate on the benefits of communism vs. capitalism, which became known as the "kitchen debate."

"And so I say to you on this occasion we leave, we leave proud of the people who have stood by us and worked for us..."

"I ask for your support for our brave men fighting tonight halfway around the world, not for territory, not for glory..."