Question

I regret deeply any injuries that may have been done in the course of the events that led to this decision. I would say only that if some of my judgments were wrong – and some were wrong – they were made in what I believed at the time to be the best interest of the Nation.

–President Richard Nixon
August 8, 1974

Choose the best word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences.

Nixon here admits to ____.
Nixon claims to have acted ____.

Answer 1

Bad judgment.

In the national interest.

Step-by-step explanation:

President Richard Nixon said, ''I regret deeply any injuries that may have been done in the course of the events that led to this decision. I would say only that if some of my judgments were wrong – and some were wrong – they were made in what I believed at the time to be the best interest of the Nation''. Nixon here admits to bad judgment. Nixon claims to have acted in the national interest.