Richard Nixon Biography

"The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognize the opportunity."

"I made my mistakes, but in all my years of public life, I have never profited from public service. I've earned every cent. And in all of my years in public life I have never obstructed justice."

"Always remember others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself."

"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits."

On his commitment in Vietnam:
“In order to end a war fought on many fronts, I initiated a pursuit for peace on many fronts.”

Outlining his Vietnamisation doctrine:
“My fellow Americans, I am sure you can recognize from what I have said that we really only have two choices open to us if we want to end this war. I can order an immediate, precipitate withdrawal of all Americans from Vietnam without regard to the effects of that action. Or we can persist in our search for a just peace through a negotiated settlement if possible, or through continued implementation of our plan for Vietnamization if necessary – a plan in which we will withdraw all of our forces from Vietnam on a schedule in accordance with our program, as the South Vietnamese become strong enough to defend their own freedom.

I have chosen this second course.

It is not the easy way.

It is the right way.

It is a plan which will end the war and serve the cause of peace – not just in Vietnam but in the Pacific and in the world.”

6 months before formal impeachment hearings:
“People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.”