I urge the participation of Governors and other elected officials as well as the people of America to join with the Department of Transportation in observing this week as further proof of our efforts to give the Nation balanced and energy-efficient transportation.
Proclamation 4292—National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 1974
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In keeping Federal spending under control, we do not intend, of course, to single out only farm or environmental programs.
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.
This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.
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