Richard Nixon: “My daughter, Julie Eisenhower, will be your hostess, and I know she will very much enjoy welcoming all of you, and…”

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

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.

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.