Richard Nixon

I am gratified that this important legislation received overwhelming support in the Congress

The basic significance of the Smithsonian Agreement, and the resulting dollar legislation which I sign today, is that it provides for continued cooperation among our allies and ourselves

This dollar adjustment is a basic point of departure in working toward a new international economic stability

The change will take effect upon notification to the International Monetary Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury

The United States is committed to work with other nations to bring about necessary reforms

International discussions have now begun, leading toward the ultimate objective of a fundamental and overdue restructuring of the entire international monetary and trading system

The eventual results of all these efforts will be to restore a healthy trade surplus and a strong financial position for the United States

The sacrifice of human life is perhaps most startling, for we continue to suffer more deaths and injuries from fire than we did from polio even in its worst years.

I am hopeful that these hearings will be a subject of serious concern in each community, for the Commission has made an excellent start, and I am sure it can help us to identify new and more effective ways to reduce the terrible costs of…

We are indeed grateful for the splendid and heroic efforts of these men, but their valor should no longer be a substitute for finding effective ways to prevent fires and to protect firemen in the hazardous environment in which they must…

I hereby create a board, of three members, to be appointed by me, to investigate these disputes.

No change, except by agreement, shall be made by the Penn Central Transportation Company, or by its employees, in the conditions out of which the dispute arose.

The Board shall report its findings to the President with respect to the dispute within thirty days from the date of this order.

Today I am pleased to have received the initial findings of this study from Chairman Richard Bland and other members of the Commission.

The Board shall report its finding to the President with respect to these disputes within thirty days from the date of this order.

Mollifying gestures, yes, but fundamental reform, no--at least not in 1972.

Any reference in any other order to the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 shall, after the date of this order, be deemed to refer to the Disaster Relief Act of 1970, as amended.

It was the other fellow's fault

Most Americans today are simply fed up with government at all levels.

The present welfare system is not only morally bankrupt but is a significant factor in driving the States toward fiscal bankruptcy.

The American welfare system is a national disgrace.

H.R. 1 is the best and most comprehensive answer yet devised to meet this challenge.

There can be absolutely no excuse for delaying those changes any further.

This bill corrects that defect.

We may now expect results.