Richard Nixon: “I, therefore, urge that the Congress promptly enact legislation to extend for at least two years the President's…”

I have done my very best in all the days since to be true to that pledge.

It is regrettable that the Congress has seen fit to add to a bill of such importance to our national security a rider adversely affecting the constitutional separation of powers.

To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.

I further urge all students in our country to acquaint themselves fully with their own student government associations and to play a constructive role in contributing to their success.