Richard M. Nixon : (7) " No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now. " - Richard M. Nixon " Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain. " - Richard M. Nixon " Government can provide opportunity. But opportunity means nothing unless people are prepared to seize it. " - Richard M. Nixon " If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together. " - Richard M. Nixon " At home, we must reject the mistaken notion – a notion that has dominated too much of the public dialogue for too long – that ever bigger Government is the answer to every problem. " - Richard M. Nixon " If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished. " - Richard M. Nixon " You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference. " - Richard M. Nixon