Richard Nixon actually said...

The Chairman of the Commission is hereby authorized and directed to refer to the Water Resources Council any matters under consideration by ...

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-two, and of the Ind...

There wasn't a vote against it in either the House or the Senate.

That is the purpose of our meeting today—peace at home, peace in the world—and we know that our talks will contribute to that great goal.