Richard Nixon: “But to have a boy go clear to the top when he was not able to see, this is certainly a magnificent achievement for that…”

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.

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

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

Our military forces deter potential aggressors and, together with those of our allies, serve to assure the continued security of the free world.