Richard Nixon actually said...

You will have, of course, the total commitment of government, and that is what the signing of this bill now does.

I am determined that the Federal will and Federal resources will be committed as effectively as possible to the campaign against cancer and ...

Incidentally, it is a very good pen, but the box is worth more than the pen.

Having asked for this authority--and this responsibility--I now pledge to exercise it to the fullest.