Richard Nixon

But he never asked more of any man than he asked of himself.

Vince Lombardi believed in fundamentals.

In this, his last great battle, his courage and strength of character were mare evident than ever before.

They knew that he was a man of discipline and determination, of courage and commitment, of pride and purpose, of loyalty--and of love.

I think of him standing at the side of a football field, his attention focused sharply on his team.

Many who knew very little about football nevertheless knew a great deal about Lombardi.

It was a great inspiration to talk with him.

He was an imposing figure--and an inspiring one.

Members of local boards shall be at least 30 years of age.

No member of a local board shall be a member of the armed forces or any reserve component thereof.

The members of local boards shall be citizens, male or female, of the United States who shall be residents of a county in which their local board has jurisdiction.

I call upon the people of the United States and interested groups and organizations to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies and activities

Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the period beginning September 20 and ending September 26, 1970, as National Machine Tool Week

I am unable to give an answer to that yet.

Well, I would by all means not spend too long a time in Washington.

As far as we are concerned, we believe we have made some progress.

In Southeast Asia, at least we have a course now there that looks toward an American withdrawal and the assumption by the South Vietnamese of the defense of their country and, of course, with our logistical assistance.

As far as Southeast Asia is concerned, there again, we, of course, are awaiting the beginning of some discussions in Paris with Xuan Thuya returning.

That is one of the reasons why we don't have one.

This does not mean that we do not have, as the Secretary of State has said and I have said on several occasions, that we do not have a difficult road in bringing permanent peace to the area.

Civil disturbances, but in a much broader context, and I include in that the problem--let's put it this way: The problem of race, race problems, those are not new.

That is very dangerous in this field.

Yes, I do, because I know different people in different places.

But in order to negotiate, of course, it doesn't mean that the movement must all come from one side.

Since the cease-fire, it has some hope.