center of any political party. if i may say, i think this situation is a test for biden and the democrats also. i think it s really important biden is staying away from this and so forth. but go back 50 years, the night nixon announced he was resigning, in the washington post newsroom, ben bradley, the editor, was running around saying, don t gloat. no gloating. essential. and i was with ben, we were going down to get something to eat at the washington post cafeteria which was not much, but it was late at night. and the elevator opened, and out stepped a prominent member of the kennedy family and said, ben, i came here to celebrate.
i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. vice president ford will be sworn in as president at that hour in this office. the night nixon announced he was resigning, ben bradlee, the editor ran around the newsroom, don t gloat. he understood we played a role and we had experienced the grand inquisition of our country. the first reaction was of awe that the country and the president had come to this. these elements coming together and the system working. to see a person fall from such heights in such disgrace was a sad thing. it was the next day when he gave his little talk to the staff that i thought he has finally got it.
don t gloat. he understood we played a role and we had experienced the grand inquisition of our country. the first reaction was of awe that the country and the president had come to this. these elements coming together and the system working. to see a person fall from such heights in such disgrace was a sad thing. it was the next day when he gave his little talk to the staff that i thought he has finally got it. sure we ve done some things wrong in this administration, and the top man always takes the responsibility. and i ve never ducked it. at one point he says in essence that i did this to myself. others may hate you, but those who hate you don t win unless you hate them.
difficult period of watergate. i have felt it was my duty to persevere. to make every possible effort to complete the term of office. to which you elected me. to leave office before my term is completed is of harm to every instinct in my body. but as president, i must put the interest of america first. america and the world saw in 1974 was the most powerful man in the world lose his job. and for anyone who doubted the strength of the u.s. constitution, what they witnessed removed those doubts. i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. vice president ford will be sworn in as president at that hour. in this office. the night nixon announced he was resigning, the editor ran around the news room, don t