I believe in building bridges, but we should only build our end of the bridge.

A president can ask for reconciliation in the racial conflict that divides Americans. But reconciliation comes only from the hearts of people.

It is not enough just to be for peace. The point is, what can we do about it?

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.

Millions who endure poverty and bad government can now know what they are missing. To see how the other half lives all they have to do is switch on their television sets.

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.

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.