On the recordDecember 31, 1970
In order to keep the administrative wage structure flexible, to fight inflation, and to maintain sufficient employment levels, I must disapprove this bill.
Source
presidency.ucsb.eduIn order to keep the administrative wage structure flexible, to fight inflation, and to maintain sufficient employment levels, I must disapprove this bill.
Veto of a Pay Bill for Federal Blue-collar Employees
Share
More from Richard Nixon
Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.
I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as president, I must put the interests of America first. Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon…