Text from Richard Nixon’s resignation speech PART A: Which TWO of the following best identify the central ideas of this speech?
A.
While Nixon is resigning amid scandal, he does not have any regrets because he
only acted in America's best interest
B. Nixon is resigning in order to avoid impeachment, which would tarnish his
image.
C. Nixon admits he did do some things wrong but deserves less critical scrutiny
because he only did them in the best interest of the American people.
D. Getting caught up in scandals prevents actual political progress from occurring.
E. America will come to regret its focus on Nixon's corruption instead of his foreign
diplomacy skills as America faces a world-wide nuclear proliferation crisis.
F. While Nixon's administration achieved major peace milestones, in order to
protect those milestones the Ford Administration must continue to address
important issues.