Richard Nixon

These warnings will occur and incidents of violence will occur.

This is a goal that we must set for ourselves.

Speaking for all of the American people, we are proud of these men.

Well, it won't work.

There is one area, however, where the United States is far ahead, where we have an advantage over every other nation of the world, and it is in the area of agriculture.

This is done not from the standpoint of any arbitrary number, but for the purpose of attempting to get--as I will indicate in my own remarks and as will be further followed up by the other speakers-attempt to focus on a problem that has…

It is my hope that our next report will show far greater progress.

I think I can best introduce my own remarks here by putting what will follow in perspective, first, by beginning with American agriculture.

I want to meet that criticism head on.

I think the children of the astronauts ought to stand up, and let's give them a hand.

It is significant to note that today there is not a table model radio that you can buy in any store in America that is made in the United States of America.

You know, we have a million and a half visitors at the White House every year.

We hear so often about the problems of American agriculture.

We must not allow this kind of an incident to close these great public buildings to the people.

We intend to reduce the cost of Government in Washington; to organize it for performance; to return government to the people; to give the people the opportunity to do something about it, by bringing government back to where the people are.

We hear a lot about the costs of food.

The main thing--the greater risk is to close these buildings, to be too afraid of this.

A nation that can produce men like this can go not only to the moon but far beyond in every way that we can think of.

We are glad to note that at least while farm income isn't as high as farmers naturally would want it to be, and while it cannot be said that farmers share adequately in America's increasing growth in productivity, at least farm income…

It is gratifying to be able to report to you that this administration is demonstrating its commitment to the restoration and enhancement of the vitality of rural America.

America must continue to be a great nation.

I say the same thing to the cities that we say on the farms, and naturally that is as it should be.

Well, we have done that. What's next?

But the Capitol and the White House belong to the American people.

There is a little vignette which tells us something about this man, which perhaps, as the John Quincy Adams of today has already alluded to.