Richard Nixon: “I have today appointed an advisory Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force under the chairmanship of the Honorable…”

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

As a result of these efforts, I am confident that the world is a safer place today, not only for the people of America but for the people of all nations, and that all of our children have a better chance than before of living in peace…

To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.

It is only a beginning, always.