Richard Nixon: “We seek a stable and peaceful world in which all nations can cooperate effectively to improve the quality of human life.”

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

I take this occasion once again to urge prompt and final action on the Trade Reform Act.

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

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.