Richard Nixon: “It is a universal language which demonstrates that people throughout the world share many of the same problems and the…”

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

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

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

This legislation exceeds my budgetary recommendations by such a large amount--some $540 million--that it presents a clear and distinct threat to our fight against inflation and cannot be accepted.