I Need You to Have My Back, America
- Nixon triumphantly states that he's chosen the second path (no surprise there).
- He says that he's done so because it's the right thing to do, not the easy thing to do.
- He also wants to remind America that Americans always choose the right thing to do.
- This brings him to another topic: the protesters.
- He says that he was just in San Francisco and ran into a protester who demanded that he bring all the troops home immediately.
- This person has the right to make this claim, Nixon wants to remind everyone. But he also wants everyone listening to know that this person is so misguided.
- Everyone has the right to protest, Nixon acknowledges.
- He even admits that he and the protesters both want peace.
- He wants peace because he cares. He wants peace because he's tired of so much death.
- But he says that he also wants peace so that young people like the protester he saw in San Francisco can stop being so angry and live more peaceful lives.
- He's chosen the path of peace, he assures America.
- Nixon states that it's not hip to be a patriot these days, but he's gonna be patriotic anyway.
- America is the land of the downtrodden, Nixon says.
- America is the last hope for freedom, Nixon says.
- America is the land of the brave and the free, Nixon says.
- So, to all those in the "great silent majority," Nixon wants your support.
- Nixon claims that the more support he gets from home, the easier it will be to get peace in Vietnam.
- He claims to want to be united in peace.
- Other presidents have dreamed of peace, Nixon claims. He wants to be seen as being no different.
- He's the president, and as the president, he's going to make the hard choices.
- Nixon promises that he will make that choice and it's the right one, and he bids the nation farewell.