Richard Nixon: “I requested the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to undertake a study on this subject.”

Mistakes, yes. But for personal gain, never.

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.

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.