Richard Nixon: “Senator Kennedy would throw onto the unemployment rolls approximately 1 million people now engaged in serving the needs…”

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.

I have concluded that because of the Watergate matter, I might not have the support of the Congress that I would consider necessary to back the very difficult decisions and carry out the duties of this office in the way the interests of…

Our military forces deter potential aggressors and, together with those of our allies, serve to assure the continued security of the free world.

I did not realize the extent of the implications which these conversations might now appear to have.