Richard Nixon: “I have asked for an additional $100 million this year to press toward the conquest of cancer.”

A strong America is essential to maintaining world peace.

I did not realize the extent of the implications which these conversations might now appear to have.

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

I am pleased that in this bill the Congress has expressed support for our objectives by authorizing $22.2 billion for military procurement purposes during fiscal year 1975.