Richard Nixon: “But let us well understand, too, that the system, the system in which we protect the rights of the innocent, in which…”

I am pleased that in this bill the Congress has expressed support for our objectives by authorizing $22.2 billion for military procurement purposes during fiscal year 1975.

May God's grace be with you in all the days ahead.

My mother was a saint.

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