Richard Nixon: “I believe that the charge that America's prestige in the world is lost, or impaired, or low, or declining, is both…”

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

It is only a beginning, always.

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.