On the recordAugust 9, 1973
I am asking the Secretary of Agriculture to administer the new system in the best interests of both the farmer and the consumer and to report to me regularly on its effectiveness.
Source
presidency.ucsb.eduI am asking the Secretary of Agriculture to administer the new system in the best interests of both the farmer and the consumer and to report to me regularly on its effectiveness.
Statement on Signing the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973.
Share
More from Richard Nixon
This country needs good farmers, good businessmen, good plumbers, good carpenters.
I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as president, I must put the interests of America first. Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon…