Richard Nixon: “THANKSGIVING is a time of summing up in America--a time to count our blessings, a time to express both as one people and…”

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.

A number of provisions authorize spending for unneeded equipment and could thus inflate defense spending unnecessarily at a time when we all should recognize the need to avoid waste.

We will see you again.

It is only a beginning, always.