Richard Nixon

It is hereby determined that the jurisdiction of the New England River Basins Commission referred to in section 1 of this order shall extend to an area composed as follows

The action which has been taken by these private commercial institutions demonstrates once again the viability of 'the voluntary way' in dealing with difficult public questions.

I call upon the people of the United States to observe that day with ceremonies and activities designed to direct public attention and involvement in the planting of trees for the enjoyment of all

The determination set forth in subsection (a) of this section is made in accordance with the request of the Commission, and is concurred in by the Water Resources Council and by the Governors of the States within the jurisdiction of the…

I also direct the Department of Labor to provide counseling, retraining and job placement services for those employees interested in retraining or in placement in non-Federal employment.

It is hereby determined, in accordance with section 202 of the Act, that the Commission shall consist of the following

A competent Federal career service is one of our most valuable assets.

I, Richard Nixon,President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Friday, April 24, 1970, as National Arbor Day

A registrant's continued service in an occupation identified pursuant to section 1622.22(a) shall be considered to be necessary to the maintenance of the national health, safety, or interest only when all of the following conditions exist:

The local board shall also order for armed forces physical examination those registrants who have not attained age 26 and who have not previously had such an examination, who request such examination.

These activities are vital to the people of the United States--to their safety and to their economic well-being.

In Class II—A shall be placed any registrant satisfactorily pursuing an approved full-time course of instruction not leading to a baccalaureate degree in a junior college, community college or technical school, or engaged in an approved…

From now on, the objective of this Administration is to reduce draft calls to zero, subject to the overriding considerations of national security.

Nations have joined hands in moving forward with a program to assist developing countries in improving their meteorological services.

In Class II—C shall be placed any registrant who is employed in the production for market of a substantial quantity of those agricultural commodities which are necessary to the maintenance of the national health, safety, or interest, but…

Progress in the World Weather Program has been significant.

This represents a giant stride forward.

No one can predict with precision whether or not, or precisely when, we can end conscription.

In Class III—A shall be placed any registrant who prior to the effective date of this paragraph in its present form submitted to his local board information establishing his eligibility for deferment on the grounds of fatherhood under…

In Class II—A shall be placed any registrant whose continued service is found to be necessary to the maintenance of the national health, safety, or interest in an activity identified as essential by the Director of Selective Service upon…

By upholding the cause of freedom without conscription we will have demonstrated in one more area the superiority of a society based upon belief in the dignity of man over a society based on the supremacy of the State.

I agree that we should move now toward ending the draft.

The World Weather Program focuses on the important problem of understanding our global atmosphere.

While I believe that these reforms in our existing draft system are essential, it should be remembered that they are improvements in a system to be used only as long as conscription continues to be necessary.

You have made it worthwhile tonight to me and to all my friends, and I thank you.