Stated in an address to the National Assembly on December 25th that the next President would succeed him according to the Constitution and that none of his family members would seek the office.
經國先生說：「總統繼任者的問題，只存在於專制與獨裁的國家。… … 我們立國的基礎是以憲法為依據的，所以下一任總統，必然會依據憲法而產生，那就是，由貴會代表先生們代表全國國民來選舉產生之。