Richard Nixon: “President Truman had a deep respect for the office he held and for the people he served.”

This was a serious act of omission for which I take full responsibility and which I deeply regret.

In keeping Federal spending under control, we do not intend, of course, to single out only farm or environmental programs.

I have always tried to do what was best for the Nation.

I firmly believe that our current fiscal situation demands national unanimity on the issues of a larger concern.