○  renunciation speech  ○

this i believe very deeply. throughout my entire public career i have followed the personal philosophy that i am a free man, an american, a public servant, and a member of my party -- in that order -- always and only.

for 37 years in the service of our nation, first as a congressman, as a senator, and as vice president, and now as your president, i have put the unity of the people first. i have put it ahead of any divisive partisanship. and in these times as in times before, it is true that a house divided against itself by the spirit of faction, of party, of region, of religion, of race, is a house that cannot stand.

there is division in the american house now. there is divisiveness among us all tonight. and holding the trust that is mine, as president of all the people, i cannot disregard the peril to the progress of the american people and the hope and the prospects of peace for all peoples. so, i would ask all americans, whatever their personal interests or concern, to guard against divisiveness and all of its ugly consequences.

fifty-two months and ten days ago, in a moment of tragedy and trauma, the duties of this office fell upon me.  i asked then for your help and god's, that we might continue america on its course, binding up our wounds, healing our history, moving forward in new unity to clear the american agenda and to keep the american commitment for all of our people.

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