Richard Nixon: “It is a momentous turn of events, not only for Congress, but also for our country.”

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

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

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.

Mistakes, yes. But for personal gain, never.