Richard Nixon: “I am proposing new actions to strengthen these efforts to get building now.”

Always give your best, never get discouraged, never be petty.

Two weeks ago, I vowed to the American people that any appropriations bill substantially above my budget for fiscal year 1975 would be vetoed.

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.

We think that when we suffer a defeat that all is ended.