Nixon’s Farewell Speech to White House Staff - Pt. 1 of 2
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CU Nixon’s attorney Sinclair? Nixon and Patricia enter and walk on stand with children. Applause.
07:07:29 Nixon addresses White House Staff.
“... this office can only be as great as the men and women who work where... This house, for example... This isn't the biggest house... But this is the best house because it has something far more important than number of people who serve... than numbers of rooms... than magnificent pieces of art. This house has a great heart, and this heart comes from those who served... I would always get a lift from them because I might be a little down, but they always smiled... And so it is with you. ... each and every one of you is indispensable to this government.
07:09:11 - I am proud of this Cabinet.... sure we have done some things wrong in this Administration, and the top man always takes the responsibility, and I have never ducked it. But I want to say one thing... No man or no woman came into this administration and left it with more of this world's goods than when he came in. No man or no woman ever profited at that public expense or the public till. That tells something about you. Mistakes, yes. But for personal gain, never. You did what you believed in. Sometimes right, sometimes wrong. And I only wish that I were a wealthy man...
07:10:50 you are getting ... something in Government service that is far more important than money. It is a cause bigger than yourself. It is the cause of making this the greatest nation in the world, the leader of the world, because without our leadership the world will know nothing but war, possible starvation, or worse, in the years ahead. With our leadership it will know peace, it will know plenty.
We have been generous, and we will be more generous in the future as we are able to. But most important, we must be strong here, strong in our hearts, strong in our souls, strong in our belief, and strong in our willingness to sacrifice, as you have been willing to sacrifice, in a pecuniary way, to serve in Government.
07:12:03 There is something else I would like for you to tell your young people.... They get the impression that everybody is here for the purpose of feathering his nest. That is why I made this earlier point -- not in this Administration, no one single man or woman.
I remembered my old man.... he was a streetcar motorman first... and then he had a lemon ranch. It was the poorest lemon ranch in California... But he was a great man because he did his job, and every job counts up to the hilt, regardless of what happens.”
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Nixon’s Farewell Speech to White House Staff - Pt. 1 of 2 Audio of newscaster comments can’t be used (until 07:04:26). CU Nixon’s attorney Sinclair? Nixon and Patricia enter and walk on stand with children. Applause. 07:07:29 Nixon addresses White House Staff. “... this office can only be as great as the men and women who work where... This house, for example... This isn't the biggest house... But this is the best house because it has something far more important than number of people who serve... than numbers of rooms... than magnificent pieces of art. This house has a great heart, and this heart comes from those who served... I would always get a lift from them because I might be a little down, but they always smiled... And so it is with you. ... each and every one of you is indispensable to this government. 07:09:11 - I am proud of this Cabinet.... sure we have done some things wrong in this Administration, and the top man always takes the responsibility, and I have never ducked it. But I want to say one thing... No man or no woman came into this administration and left it with more of this world's goods than when he came in. No man or no woman ever profited at that public expense or the public till. That tells something about you. Mistakes, yes. But for personal gain, never. You did what you believed in. Sometimes right, sometimes wrong. And I only wish that I were a wealthy man... 07:10:50 you are getting ... something in Government service that is far more important than money. It is a cause bigger than yourself. It is the cause of making this the greatest nation in the world, the leader of the world, because without our leadership the world will know nothing but war, possible starvation, or worse, in the years ahead. With our leadership it will know peace, it will know plenty. We have been generous, and we will be more generous in the future as we are able to. But most important, we must be strong here, strong in our hearts, strong in our souls, strong in our belief, and strong in our willingness to sacrifice, as you have been willing to sacrifice, in a pecuniary way, to serve in Government. 07:12:03 There is something else I would like for you to tell your young people.... They get the impression that everybody is here for the purpose of feathering his nest. That is why I made this earlier point -- not in this Administration, no one single man or woman. I remembered my old man.... he was a streetcar motorman first... and then he had a lemon ranch. It was the poorest lemon ranch in California... But he was a great man because he did his job, and every job counts up to the hilt, regardless of what happens.” NB - Reporters voices may not be used We can provide the transcript of the entire speech.