Richard Nixon

Mr. Chancellor, you have been to our country many times, but most Americans welcome you and remember you, as I do, because you were the Mayor of Berlin.

And I hope that the talks that we have, and I am confident this will be the case, will contribute to the kind of freedom without which peace is meaningless and to that kind of peace which we need if we are to enjoy freedom.

It is essential that that heart be strong and vigorous and free if Western Europe and the European Community and the European-American alliance are to be strong and vigorous and free.

Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Tuesday, April 14, as Pan American Day, and the week beginning April 12 and ending April 18 as Pan American Week; and I call upon the Governors…

What happens to Western Europe will have an enormous influence on that future.

We believe deeply in these values, and we are honored to receive you so that we can work together, your people and our people, toward achieving those great common goals.

My next nominee will be from outside the South and he will fulfill the criteria of a strict constructionist with judicial experience either from a Federal bench or on a State appeals court.

The effort to restore and renew our environment cannot be successful-unless the public and the private sector are both intensively involved in this work with their efforts closely coordinated.

I want to know also how they see themselves helping to meet these needs, and how they believe they can contribute to raising the quality of life for all Americans.

The problem of the environment is one area where private enterprise can do the job only if Government plays its proper role.

I have today signed an Executive order [11523] creating the National Industrial Pollution Control Council and have called on a number of industrial leaders to serve as its members.

I have reluctantly concluded that it is not possible to get confirmation for a judge on the Supreme Court of any man who believes in the strict construction of the Constitution, as I do, if he happens to come from the South.

I have called the 1971 White House Conference to develop just such a policy.

For too long we have lacked a national policy and commitment to provide adequate services and opportunities for older people.

Nothing in this order shall be construed as subjecting any Federal agency to the authority of the Industrial Council or any of its subordinate committees.

I believe that a judge from the North who has such views will be confirmed by the United States Senate.

I HAVE reluctantly concluded--with the Senate as presently constituted--I cannot successfully nominate to the Supreme Court any Federal appellate judge from the South who believes as I do in the strict construction of the Constitution.

At an early date, the new Industrial Council will submit to me and to the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, through the Secretary of Commerce, a series of specific recommendations for further action.

There is hereby established the National Industrial Pollution Control Council.

Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the month of May 1970 as Senior Citizens Month.

The challenge which faces this new Industrial Council and the entire business community is complex and demanding.

The South is entitled to proper representation on the Court.

And I urge all older Americans to take advantage of this opportunity in their home communities to make the first contribution toward a successful 1971 White House Conference on Aging.

In selecting both men, I had several criteria in mind.

The provisions of Executive Order No. 11007 of February 26, 1962, prescribing regulations for the formation and use of advisory committees, are hereby made applicable to the Industrial Council and each of its subordinate committees.