For once we’ve got to use the maximum power of this country against this shit-ass little country. To Win. The War. Richard Nixon, the Nixon tapes
Help. Richard Nixon, reported last words
Henry, you don’t have any idea ... You’re so goddamned concerned about the civilians, and I don’t give a damn. I don’t care. Richard Nixon, the Nixon tapes
I can take it. The tougher it gets, the cooler I get. Richard Nixon
I don’t believe that I ought to quit. Because I’m not a quitter. Richard Nixon
I don’t think that a leader can control to any great extent his destiny. Richard Nixon
If you think the United States has stood still – who built the largest shopping centre in the world? Richard Nixon
I gave ’em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I’d have done the same thing. Richard Nixon, interview David Frost 1977
I had no prior knowledge of the Watergate break-in. I neither took part in it nor knew about any of the subsequent cover-up activities. Richard Nixon, televised address
I have not found an impeachable offence. And therefore resignation is not an acceptable course. Richard Nixon
I hope to restore respect to the presidency. Richard Nixon
I let the American people down. Richard Nixon
I made my mistakes but in all my years of public life, I have never profited, never profited from public service. I’ve earned every cent. And in all of my years in public life I have never obstructed justice … I welcome this kind of examination because people have got to know whether or not their President in a crook. Well, I’m not a crook. Richard Nixon, press conference 17th November 1973
I’m an introvert in an extrovert profession. Richard Nixon
I’m glad I’m not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know if someone’s tape-recording what you’re saying. Richard Nixon
Nixon: I still think we ought to take the dikes out now. Will that drown people?
Kissinger: That would drown about 200,000 people.
Nixon: Well no no no I’d rather use the nuclear bomb.
Kissinger: That I think would just be too much.
Nixon: The nuclear bomb? Does that bother you? Nixon tapes 25th April 1972
Jews are all over the government. Most Jews are disloyal to America. Richard Nixon, the Nixon tapes
Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation. Richard Nixon
Life isn’t meant to be easy. It’s hard to take being on the top – or on the bottom. I guess I’m something of a fatalist. You have to have a sense of history, I think, to survive some of these things ... Life is one crisis after another. Richard Nixon
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines. Richard Nixon
No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then and it is misreported now. Richard Nixon
North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the United States. Only Americans can do that. Richard Nixon, 1969
One day we will get them. We’ll get them on the ground where we want them. And we’ll stick our heels in. Step on them hard and twist – right, Chuck, right? Henry knows what I mean. Get them on the floor and step on them, crush them, show no mercy. Richard Nixon, re liberals
People have got to know whether their president’s a crook. Well I’m not a crook. Richard Nixon
Politics would be a hellova good business if it weren’t for the goddamn people. Richard Nixon
Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. Richard Nixon
The Cold War isn’t thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn’t sleeping; it is, as always, plotting, scheming, working, fighting. Richard M Nixon
The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of Peacemaker. Richard Nixon, presidential acceptance address
The great silent majority. Richard Nixon, broadcast 3rd November 1969
The Jews are irreligious, atheistic, immoral bunch of bastards. Richard Nixon
The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a public figure, a major public figure, is a lonely man. Richard Nixon
The problem of corruption – you’ve heard about the mess in Washington. Richard Nixon, political broadcast
Therefore I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Richard Nixon
Throughout the war in Vietnam the United States has exercised a degree of restraint unprecedented in the annals of war. Richard Nixon
Throughout the years of negotiations we have insisted on peace with honor. Let us be proud of the young Americans who served with honor and distinction. Richard Nixon
To defeat this enemy it is necessary to wage a new all-out offensive. Richard Nixon
John Dean: We have a cancer within, close to the presidency, that’s growing. It’s growing daily. We’re being blackmailed.
Nixon: How much money do you need?
John Dean: I would say these people are going to cost a million dollars over the next two years.
Nixon: We could get that. And you could get it in cash. I know where it could be gotten. I mean it’s not easy but it could be done. Nixon tapes
Well I screwed up real good, didn’t I? Richard Nixon
Well, when the President does it, that means that it is not illegal. Richard Nixon, interview David Frost 1977
We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another. Richard Nixon
We must maintain the integrity of the White House. And that integrity must be real, not transparent. There can be no whitewash at the White House. Richard Nixon, address 30th April 1973
What really hurts is if you try to cover it up. Richard Nixon, televised address
What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a kid. If your anger is deep enough and strong enough, you learn that you can change those attitudes by excellence, personal gut performance. Richard Nixon
When information which properly belongs to the public is systematically withheld by those in power, the people soon become ignorant of their own affairs, distrustful of those who manage them, and – eventually – incapable of determining their own destinies. Richard M Nixon
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 Nixon
You’ve got to learn to survive a defeat. That’s when you develop character. Richard Nixon