理查德.M.尼克松_尼克松和水门事件

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WellMembersoftheCabinet,MembersoftheWhiteHouseStaff,allofourfriendshere:IthinktherecordshouldshowthatthisisoneofthoseontaneousthingsthatwealwaysarrangewheneverthePresidentcomesintoeak,anditwillbesoreportedinthepre,andwedon'tmindbecausethey'vegottocallitastheyseeit.Butonourpart,believeme,itisontaneous.Youareheretosaygood-byetous,and

wedon'thaveagoodwordforitinEnglish.Thebestisaurevoir.“We'llseeyouagain.”IjustmetwiththemembersoftheWhiteHousestaff,youknow,thosethatservehereintheWhiteHousedayinanddayout,andIaskedthemtodowhatIaskallofyoutodototheextentthatyoucanand,ofcourse,arerequestedtodoso:toserveournextPresidentasyouhaveservedmeandpreviousPresidents--becausemanyofyouhavebeenhereformanyyearswithdevotionanddedication--becausethisoffice,greatasitis,canonlybeasgreatasthemenandwomenwhoworkforandwiththePresident.Thishouse,forexample,Iwasthinkingofitaswewalkeddownthishall,andIwascomparingittosomeofthegreathousesoftheworldthatI'vebeenin.Thisi'tthebiggesthouse.Many,andmost,inevensmallercountriesaremuchbigger.Thisi'tthefinesthouse.ManyinEurope,particularly,andinChina,Asia,havepaintingsofgreat,greatvalue,thingsthatwejustdon'thavehere,andprobablywillneverhaveuntilweareathousandyearsoldorolder.Butthisisthebesthouse.It'sthebesthousebecauseithaomethingfarmoreimportantthannumbersofpeoplewhoserve,farmoreimportantthannumbersofroomsorhowbigitis,farmoreimportantthannumbersofmagnificentpiecesofart.Thishousehasagreatheart,andthatheartcomesfromthosewhoserve.Iwasrathersorrytheydidn'tcomedown.Wesaidgood-byetothemutairs.Butthey'rereallygreat.AndIrecallaftersomanytimesIhavemadeeeches,andsomeofthemprettytough,yet,Ialwayscomeback,orafterahardday--andmydaysusuallyhaverunratherlong--I'dalwaysgetaliftfromthembecauseImightbealittledown,buttheyalwaymiled.Andsoitiswithyou.Ilookaroundhere,andIseesomanyonthitaffthat,youknow,Ishouldhavebeenbyyourofficesandshakenhands,andI'dlovedtohavetalkedtoyouandfoundouthowtoruntheworld.EverybodywantstotellthePresidentwhattodo,andboyheneedstobetoldmanytimes--butIjusthaven'thadthetime.ButItoknow--Iwantyouknowthateachandeveryoneofyou,Iknow,isindieabletothisGovernment.I'mproudofthisCabinet.I'mproudofour--allthememberswhohaveservedino

urCabinet.I'mproudofoursub-cabinet.IamproudofourWhiteHousestaff.AsIpointedoutlastnight,surewe'vedonesomethingswronginthisAdministration,andthetopmanalwaystakesthereoibility,andI'veneverduckedit.ButIwanttosayonething:Wecanbeproudofit--five-and-a-halfyears.NomanornowomancameintothisAdministrationandleftitwithmoreofthisworld'sgoodsthanwhenhec

amein.Nomanornowomaneverprofitedatthepublicexpeeorthepublictill.Thattellomethingaboutyou.Mistakes,yebutforpersonalgain,never.Youdidwhatyoubelievedin.Sometimesright,sometimeswrong.AndIonlywishthatIwerea--awealthyman--atthepresenttimeI'vegottofindawaytopaymytaxes--andifIwere,I'dliketorecompeeyouforthesacrificesthatallofyou'vemadetoserveinGovernment.ButyouaregettingsomethinginGovernment--andIwantyoutotellthistoyourchildren,andIhopethenation'schildrenwillhearit,too--somethinginGovernmentservicethatisfarmoreimportantthanmoney.It'sacausebiggerthanyourself.Itisthecauseofmakingthisthegreatestnationintheworld,theleaderoftheworld,becausewithoutourleadershiptheworldwillknownothingbutwar,poiblystarvation,orworse,intheyearsahead.Withourleadershipitwillknowpeace;itwillknowplenty.Wehavebeengenerous,andwewillbemoregenerousinthefutureasweareableto.Butmostimportant,wemustbestronghere,stronginourhearts,stronginoursouls,stronginourbelief,andstronginourwillingnetosacrifice,asyouhavebeenwillingtosacrifice,inapecuniaryway,toserveinGovernment.SomethingelseI'dlikeforyoutotellyouryoungpeople.Youknow,peopleoftencomeinandsay,“WhatwillItellmykids?”(Youknow?)Theylookatgovernmentand--sortofaruggedlife,andtheyseethemistakesthataremade.Theygettheimpreionthateverybodyishereforthepurposeoffeatheringhisnest.That'swhyImadethisearlierpoint--notinthisAdministration,notonesinglemanorwoman.AndIsaytothem,“Therearemanyfinecareers.Thiscountryneedsgoodfarmers,goodbusinemen,goodplumbers,goodcarpenters.”

Iremembermyoldman.Ithinkthattheywouldhavecalledhimsortof--sortofalittleman,commonman.Hedidn'tcoiderhimselfthatway.Youknowwhathewas?Hewasastreetcarmotormanfirst,andthenhewasafarmer,andthenhehadalemonranch.ItwasthepoorestlemonranchinCalifornia,Icanaureyou.Hesolditbeforetheyfoundoilonit.Andthenhewasagrocer.Buthewasagreatmanbecausehedidhisjob,andeveryjobcountsuptothehilt,regardleofwhathaened.Nobodywilleverwriteabook,probably,aboutmymother.Well,Igueallofyouwouldsaythisaboutyourmother:Mymotherwasasaint.AndIthinkofher,twoboysdyingtotuberculosis,nursingfourothersinorderthatshecouldtakecareofmyolderbrotherfor3yearsinArizona,andseeingeachofthemdie,andwhentheydied,itwaslikeoneofherown.Yes,shewillhavenobookswrittenabouther.Butshewasasaint.Now,however,welooktothefuture.HadalittlequoteintheeechlastnightfromT.R.[TheodoreRoosevelt]Asyouknow,Ikindofliketoreadbooks.I'mnoteducated,butIdoreadbooksandtheT.R.quotewasaprettygoodone.HereisanotheroneIfoundasIwasreadingmylastnightintheWhiteHouse,andthisquoteisaboutayoungman.HewasayounglawyerinNewYork.He'dmarriedabeautifulgirl,andtheyhadalovelydaughter,andthensuddenlyshedied,andthisiswhathewrote.Thiswasinhisdiary.Hesaid:

Shewasbeautifulinfaceandfromandlovelierstillinirit.Asaflowershegrewandasafairyoungflowershedied.Herlifehadbeenalwaysinthesuhine.Therehadnevercometoherasinglegreatsorrow.Noneeverknewherwhodidnotloveandrevereherforherbrightandsuytemperandhersaintlyuelfishne.Fair,pure,andjoyousasamaiden,loving,tender,andhayasayoungwife.Whenshehadjustbecomeamother,whenherlifeseemedtobejustbegun,andthentheyeareemedsobrightbeforeher,thenbyastrangeandterriblefatedeathcametoher.Andwhenmyheart'sdearestdied--died,thelightwentfrommylifeforever.ThatwasT.R.inhistwenties.Hethoughtthelighthadgonefromhislifeforever--buthewenton.AndhenotonlybecamePresidentbut,asanex-President,heservedhiscountryalwaysinthearena,tempestuous,strong,sometimeswrong,sometimesright,buthewasaman.AndasIleave,letmesay,that'sanexampleIthinkallofuhouldremember.Wethinksometimeswhenthingshaenthatdon'tgotherightway,wethinkthatwhenyoudon'tpathebarexamthefirsttime--Ihaenedto,butIwasjustlucky;Imeanmywritingwaopoorthebarexaminersaid,“Wehavejustgottalettheguythrough.”Wethinkthatwhensomeonedeartousdies,wethinkthatwhenweloseanelection,wethinkthatwhenwesufferadefeat,thatallisended.Wethink,asT.R.said,thatthelighthadlefthislifeforever.Nottrue.It'sonlyabegiingalways.Theyoungmustknowit;theoldmustknowit.Itmustalwayustainusbecausethegreatnecomesnotwhenthingsgoalwaysgoodforyou,butthegreatnecomeswhenyouarereallytested,whenyoutakesomeknocks,somedisaointments,whensadnecomes,becauseonlyifyou'vebeeninthedeepestvalleycanyoueverknowhowmagnificentitistobeonthehighestmountain.AndsoIsaytoyouonthisoccasion,weleave,weleaveproudofthepeoplewhohavestoodbyusandworkedforusandservedthiscountry.Wewantyoutobeproudofwhatyou'vedone.WewantyoutocontinuetoserveinGovernment,ifthatisyourwish.Alwaysgiveyourbest;nevergetdiscouraged,neverbepetty;alwaysrememberothersmayhateyou,butthosewhohateyoudon'twinunleyouhatethem,andthenyoudestroyyourself.Andso,weleavewithhighhopes,ingoodiritandwithdeephumility,andwithverymuchgratefulneinourhearts.Icanonlysaytoeachandeveryoneofyou,wecomefrommanyfaiths,weprayperhatodifferentgods,butreallythesameGodinasee,butIwanttosayforeachandeveryoneofyou,notonlywillwealwaysrememberyou,notonlywillwealwaysbegratefultoyou,butalwaysyouwillbeinourheartsandyouwillbeinourprayers.Thankyouverymuch.