Richard Nixon: “Only one of our recipients tonight cannot be with us.”

Further study is essential if we are to avoid ineffective Federal spending for these purposes.

This house has a great heart, and that heart comes from those who serve.

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

A number of provisions authorize spending for unneeded equipment and could thus inflate defense spending unnecessarily at a time when we all should recognize the need to avoid waste.