One of the most famous political speeches of the 20th century is his speech Richard Nixon announced his retirement from politics, after losing the election as governor of California against pat the chocolateNovember 7, 1962: “You'll no longer have Nixon to kick. Because gentlemen, this is my last press conference.”
He said it in front of a hundred journalists at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and at the time most took him seriously. It's not surprising that his opponents gave him the nickname “Tricky Dicky”. Six years later he was elected president. He has defeated his Democratic challenger – the vice president Hubert Humphrey – that independent George Wallace.