Richard Nixon: “Any decision that called for American participation would have to be approved in Washington.”

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

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.

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…

I do hereby proclaim October 29, 1974, as National Student Government Day.