Richard Nixon: “There are too many top priority demands on our resources to permit this kind of spending.”

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

As a result of these efforts, I am confident that the world is a safer place today, not only for the people of America but for the people of all nations, and that all of our children have a better chance than before of living in peace…

It is only a beginning, always.

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