Richard Nixon: “I appreciate this opportunity to come over and personally to congratulate you for the awards you have received.”

It is only a beginning, always.

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.

My mother was a saint.

I am pleased that in this bill the Congress has expressed support for our objectives by authorizing $22.2 billion for military procurement purposes during fiscal year 1975.