Richard Nixon: “I intend to make 1973 a turning point in the quality of governmental response to natural disasters.”

May God's grace be with you in all the days ahead.

I firmly believe that our current fiscal situation demands national unanimity on the issues of a larger concern.

I invite the Governors of the States and of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and other officials at the local level to issue similar proclamations.

I have concluded that because of the Watergate matter, I might not have the support of the Congress that I would consider necessary to back the very difficult decisions and carry out the duties of this office in the way the interests of…