Richard Nixon: “Even as we mourn his death, we are grateful for his life, which did so much to make those dreams into realities.”

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

I am pleased that in this bill the Congress has expressed support for our objectives by authorizing $22.2 billion for military procurement purposes during fiscal year 1975.

We will see you again.

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.