If you listen to this resignation speech, regardless of what you thought of Nixon, and maybe many of you never knew the man, listen to a couple of the reasons he gives for resigning. At issue is his concern that with such little support in Congress, which should translate down to the people as well, he fears that due to distrust, important issues (say like a Middle East war, another attack on a U.S. embassy, terror attack at home, etc.) it will hurt the American people.