Richard Nixon: “The legislation I have signed today recognizes the special obligation our country owes them.”

I firmly believe that our current fiscal situation demands national unanimity on the issues of a larger concern.

This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.

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.

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