Richard Nixon

The American Nation has survived for nearly two centuries because our people have been vigilant and selfless and determined to prove that the great experiments--freedom-can succeed.

National Defense Week, February 1222, 1970, is an occasion to recall the sacrifices of those who have over the life-span of the Republic served their country in uniform.

The task of cleaning up our environment calls for a total effort by ourselves and by our next generation.

I have ordered the start of research on new types of pollution-free automobiles in cooperation with private enterprises.

For generations in this country we have sung and loved the song 'America the Beautiful.'

I am urging the Congress to pass 23 specific proposals, and I am moving on 14 more measures by administrative action.

We are launching this campaign not on a piecemeal basis but nationwide, with nationwide standards and a comprehensive plan.

It provides an inspiration for the American ideals of liberty and opportunity.

And to make our land more usable to more people, I have ordered an inventory of all Federal land.

It also indicates the high priority that this administration places on development of effective programs of cooperation with the nations of Africa.

We will be developing African policy based on his findings.

This is the first time that the Secretary of State of the United States has paid a state visit to Africa.

We had a little weather problem here this morning.

This will be my first tour of this kind of a facility.

When Governors and Senators and Congressmen can get together as we are getting together in Chicago this afternoon and work as we are going to work on the problems of this country, that we can do it.

If we don't act now on all of these problems, we are not going to have an environment that is fit to live in in the United States within 10 to 15 years.

This age for your generation must be an age of reform, reform of our governmental institutions, bring them up to date into the 20th century so that we can deal with our problems.

What we need is the cooperation of the Federal Government, the State governments, of both parties, and of private individuals to deal with the problem.

Natural history museums will not be our only memories of clean water and clean air, and beautiful parks which Americans, all Americans, ought to enjoy.

There is nothing to which this administration is more dedicated than to continue to make the progress we have made in bringing men home from Vietnam rather than sending them out to Vietnam

Politically, it is different, because politically we are bringing the Government to the people rather than having the people come into Washington, D.C.

We must work as if everything depended on us.

We must pray as if everything depended upon God.

Let's get it back to the people and to the cities and to the States where it belongs

Work as if everything depended on you and pray as if everything depended on God.