Richard Nixon: “I also request all Federal agencies, in cooperation with the Federal Fire Council, to conduct effective year-round fire…”

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.

To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.

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

This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.