Richard Nixon: “call upon all our citizens to join with the League of Women Voters of the United States in the observance of its…”

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.

Two weeks ago, I vowed to the American people that any appropriations bill substantially above my budget for fiscal year 1975 would be vetoed.

I am firmly convinced that the record, in its entirety, does not justify the extreme step of impeachment and removal of a President.