Watergate had become the center of the media's universe, and during the remaining year of my presidency the media tried to force everything else to revolve around it.

Publicly, we say one thing....Actually, we do another.

Because of the realities of human nature, perfect peace is achieved in two places only: in the grave and at the typewriter.

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.

If you are ever going to lie, you go to jail for the lie rather than the crime. So believe me, don't ever lie.

The easiest period in a crisis situation is actually the battle itself. The most difficult is the period of indecision - whether to fight or run away. And the most dangerous period is the aftermath. It is then, with all his resources spent and his guard down, that an individual must watch out for dulled reactions and faulty judgment.

If, when the chips are down, the worlds most powerful nation, the United States of America, acts like a pitiful, helpless giant, the forces of totalitarianism and anarchy will threaten free nations and free institutions throughout the world.