On behalf of the entire Nation, I want to thank the Vice President and his very special task force on Youth Opportunity.
I regret that I must return H.R. 8439 without my approval.
What we have done this summer is more than just a matter of finding summer jobs for youngsters.
The limitations upon the Commander in Chief and the executive branch of the government here sought to be imposed are a c...
The bill authorizes a military construction program.
Also we have done much to soften the effect on the communities and individuals involved.
Further, the American people are entitled to a dollar's worth of defense for every dollar spent.
The power of the Congress in which I served for nearly two dozen years, is not served by assuming executive functions.
We cannot commit ourselves, for the prolonged period required by this bill, to delay action necessary to meet the realit...
By the Constitution, the executive power is vested in the President.
For these reasons, I am compelled to return this bill without my approval.
Its enactment would represent a fundamental encroachment on one of the great principles of the American Constitutional s...
The legislative and executive branches share responsibility for the security of the nation, and each has a vital role to...
In addition to the constitutional principle involved, effective national defense in this nuclear age requires flexibilit...
And unless this work wins the day, and unless we are successful in what we are trying to do, we may all be consumed, wit...
We need your help--and I am glad that you have responded out of a sense of duty to both your country and to humanity.
This is going to be one of the three or four or five principal subjects with which this administration will be dealing.
This means that $1,360 per citizen has gone to Alaska since the earthquake.
