Richard Nixon: “Collective defense remains the cornerstone of the Atlantic Alliance.”

This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.

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

It is regrettable that the Congress has seen fit to add to a bill of such importance to our national security a rider adversely affecting the constitutional separation of powers.

I do hereby proclaim October 29, 1974, as National Student Government Day.