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I let the American people down and I have to carry that burden for the rest of my life. My political life is over. I will never again have an opportunity to serve in any official position. Maybe I can give a little advice from time to time.

I let the American people down and I have to carry that burden for the rest of my life. My political life is over. I will never again have an opportunity to serve in any official position. Maybe I can give a little advice from time to time.

Approximate author period: c. 1953 AD · modern

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Richard Nixon
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Approximate author period: c. 1953 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Richard Nixon: life dates 1913 to 1994. Wikidata Q9588, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9588 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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