Richard Nixon

Increased productivity will also provide a basis for wage increases not offset by price increases-an increase in our real standard of living.

In 1971 let us recall the framework of freedom that we established in 1791.

His role in the effort to bring peace to the Congo and the Middle East will be widely remembered for many years to come.

This approach reflects my conviction that the Federal Government's role wherever possible should be one of assisting parents to purchase needed day care services in the private, open market, with Federal involvement in direct provision of…

There could be no better demonstration of the program's success than the fact that tangible first-year benefits in excess of $555 million have been realized from the suggestions of military personnel since the program began.

The sole interest to which each board member must be beholden is the public interest.

We owe our children something more than good intentions.

I must share the view of those of its supporters who proclaim this to be the most radical piece of legislation to emerge from the Ninety-second Congress.

SEC. 7. Termination. The Commission shall terminate on June 30, 1973, unless, upon recommendation of both the Council and not less than one-half the number of member States, this order is extended.

A second imperative is the protection of children from actual suffering and deprivation.

But we are also strengthened by the inexhaustible measure of dedication and creative action that spans his splendid career.

Even if OEO legislation were to come separately to my desk, containing these provisions, I would be compelled to veto it as inconsistent with the best interest of America's poor.

I call upon the people of the United States of America to observe the week beginning December 10, 1971, as Human Rights Week.

This President, this Government, is unwilling to take that step.

FELLOW Americans and peace-loving men and women everywhere today mount the death of one of the greatest architects of peace in our time: Dr. Ralph Bunche.

It would be better to have no legal services corporation than one so irresponsibly structured.

The sole constituency he must represent is the whole American people.

I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim December 10, 1971, as Human Rights Day and December 15, 1971, as Bill of Rights Day.

This legislation undertakes three major Federal commitments in the field of social welfare: extension of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, creation of a National Legal Services Corporation, and establishment of a comprehensive child…

I also hold the conviction that such far-reaching national legislation should not, must not, be enacted in the absence of a great national debate upon its merit, and broad public acceptance of its principles.

If this congressional action were allowed to stand, OEO would become an operational agency, diluting its special role as incubator and tester of ideas and pioneer for social programs.

America is deeply proud of this distinguished son and profoundly saddened by his death.

The fact that a man is self-reliant, however, does not mean that Government should ignore him.

The limit is nevertheless sufficiently high to permit older employees to finance a substantial retirement income.

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished by the United States in the cause of mankind.