On his last day as president, in his memorable farewell address to the White House staff, Richard Nixon offered a kind of apology to those whom he had not rendered the doubtful honor of a visit during their time in the West Wing. ... If Nixon had merely expressed his regret at not getting his staffers' advice on how to run the country, his awkward attempt at humor might not have taken its place among those comments often said to reveal the man's aggrieved megalomania. ...

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