Richard Nixon: “If we are to lead, we cannot lead by force of arms or by weight of numbers; we can lead only by the force of our example…”

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.

I invite the Governors of the States and of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and other officials at the local level to issue similar proclamations.

I have always tried to do what was best for the Nation.

I further urge all students in our country to acquaint themselves fully with their own student government associations and to play a constructive role in contributing to their success.