Richard Nixon: “I know that Mr. Smith will address them with all the urgency and emphasis that they deserve.”

It is regrettable that the Congress has seen fit to add to a bill of such importance to our national security a rider adversely affecting the constitutional separation of powers.

It is essential that we move ahead to revitalize the global trading system through multilateral negotiations.

I did not realize the extent of the implications which these conversations might now appear to have.

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