Richard Nixon: “The Federal Government is continuously concerned with building an effective workforce, and veterans constitute a major…”

I invite the Governors of the States and of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and other officials at the local level to issue similar proclamations.

And as I leave, let me say, that is an example I think all of us should remember.

As a result of these efforts, I am confident that the world is a safer place today, not only for the people of America but for the people of all nations, and that all of our children have a better chance than before of living in peace…

This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.