After losing , Nixon said `` You wo n't have Dick Nixon to kick around anymore '' , leading many experts to say that Nixon 's political career was over .
This loss was widely believed to be the end of his career ; in an impromptu concession speech the morning after the election , Nixon famously blamed the media for favoring his opponent , saying , `` You wo n't have Nixon to kick around anymore because , gentlemen , this is my last press conference . ''