Listen, I don't know anything about polygraphs and I don't know how accurate they are, but I know they'll scare the hell out of people.
Richard M. NixonNothing would please the Kremlin more than to have the people of this country choose a second rate president.
Richard M. NixonYou 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 M. NixonI believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of this office, which is a continuing battle.
Richard M. NixonThe 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.
Richard M. Nixon