Richard Nixon: “Chicago has come to symbolize the strength and resourcefulness of the American worker.”

I do hereby proclaim October 29, 1974, as National Student Government Day.

This legislation exceeds my budgetary recommendations by such a large amount--some $540 million--that it presents a clear and distinct threat to our fight against inflation and cannot be accepted.

Two weeks ago, I vowed to the American people that any appropriations bill substantially above my budget for fiscal year 1975 would be vetoed.

To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.