Special Message to the Congress on Energy Policy.
04/17/1973
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To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.
I firmly believe that our current fiscal situation demands national unanimity on the issues of a larger concern.
It is regrettable that the Congress has seen fit to add to a bill of such importance to our national security a rider ad...
I did not realize the extent of the implications which these conversations might now appear to have.