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This is not a day of triumph; it is a day of dedication. Here muster, not the forces of party, but the forces of humanity.

Faith in America, faith in our tradition of personal responsibility, faith in our institutions, faith in ourselves demands that we recognize the new terms of the old social contract.

Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.

For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.

Woman suffrage is inevitable. Suffragists knew it before November 4, 1917; opponents afterward. Three distinct causes made it inevitable.

Good evening, my fellow Americans. Ten days ago, in my report to the nation on Vietnam, I announced the decision to withdraw an additional 150,000 Americans from Vietnam over the next year.

So, I close in saying that I might have been given a bad break, but I've got an awful lot to live for.