Richard Nixon

I will be sending a message to the Congress tomorrow on this subject, and John Ehrlichman will brief you on what the general outlines of that message will be, not on the specifics.

I am determined that no American serviceman returning with injuries from Vietnam will fail to receive the immediate and total medical care he requires.

Interestingly enough, the networks are all in the ladies' room, and the snack bar is the flower shop.

I THOUGHT since this was the first briefing in the new room that I would introduce the briefing team.

He has my total support.

This analysis suggests that the construction and rehabilitation of 26 million housing units in a decade--including 6 million for families with low and moderate income--should meet the nation's needs, and is consistent with other urgent…

I respect the right of any Senator to differ with my selection.

This volume of housing can be produced if we follow appropriate policies.

If the charges against Judge Carswell were supportable, the issue would be wholly different.

For this reason, the current debate transcends the wisdom of this or any other appointment.

The record of the past year makes clear that continuing efforts on many fronts are required to provide a decent home and suitable living environment for every American family.

How well we communicate with youth and seek the advantage of their abilities will influence our effectiveness in meeting our responsibilities.

The beginning of this decade is a fitting time for us to demonstrate our commitment to the full involvement of today's youth in the processes of government which will help shape their tomorrow and ours.

I recommend approval of the District of Columbia Budget for fiscal 1971.

We who direct the affairs of government have a special obligation to provide for the constructive use of these qualities--to enlarge the participation and involvement of young people in government.

If the Congress fails to take timely action on these financing proposals the city will lose an estimated $15 million in resources for fiscal year 1970 which are needed to fund programs both in the current year and in fiscal 1971.

Only with the help of this generation can we meet the challenges of the 1970s.

Insulation from the operations of government generates misunderstanding and misconceptions.

They have in high degree the ideals, vision, sensitivity and energy that assure our future.

Few investments we could make would give us so great a return in terms of human satisfaction and spiritual fulfillment.

I ask the Congress to continue its support for the Capital City through its budget and financing proposals.

Need and opportunity combine . . . to present the Federal government with an obligation to help broaden the base of our cultural legacy.

Washington, D.C., is a great city of monumental beauty, national history, and governmental activity vital to the Nation's domestic and international affairs.

Young Americans today are more aware than ever before of the problems and the opportunities before us.

This budget recommends appropriations of $881 million for the fiscal year 1971 and includes $654 million for operating programs and debt service and $227 million for local public works projects.