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Why would anyone want to be President today? The answer is not one of glory, or fame; today the burdens of the office outweigh its privileges. Its not because the Presidency offers a chance to be somebody, but because it offers a chance to do something.   Nixon, Richard M.

Source: RICHARD M. NIXON, television address on NBC and CBS, September 19, 1968.Nixon Speaks Out, Major Speeches and Statements in the Presidential Campaign of 1968, p. 1 . · This quote is about uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.


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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. He was also the 36th Vice President (19531961) serving under Dwight D. Eisenhower. Nixon redefined the office of Vice President, making it for the first time a high visibility platform and base for a presidential candidacy. He is the only person to have been elected twice to the Vice Presidency and twice to the Presidency, and the only president to have resigned that office. His resignation came in the face of imminent impeachment related to the Watergate scandal.

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