Richard Nixon: “But I will say that in doing so, Edgar Hoover, because of his indomitable courage against sometimes very vicious attack…”

We think that when we suffer a defeat that all is ended.

And as I leave, let me say, that is an example I think all of us should remember.

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

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