Part A: what is the overall purpose of nixon's speech (passage 1) A) To encourage the American public to support president ford

B)To defend his innocence and repair his relationship with congress.

C)To admit his guilty in order for redemption and announce his resignation.

D) To promote his legacy as a representative of peace rather than as a corrupt politician.

Part B: select two ways that Nixon develops the purpose identified in Part A.

A) he uses rhetorical questions to show that his resignation is the fault of congress.

B)He uses repetition to highlight the fact that he upheld his duty to the American people.

C)He uses an ethical appeal to inspire president ford to make better decisions for the American people.

D)He uses metaphor to compare the challenges to his presidency with the current state of the country.

E) He uses an allusion to Theodore Roosevelt to support his credibility in the decisions he has made for the country