Richard Nixon

It is open season on the Armed Forces.

Mutual faith, and faith depends on truth.

Some critics call ours an 'immoral' society because they disagree with its policies.

And by our fidelity to the process of freedom we can assure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of freedom.

We believe in liberty, in decency, and the process of freedom.

The great majority of Congressmen and Senators and Governors and State legislators and mayors and judges are honest, dedicated, decent men.

This is a solemn occasion.

We have long considered our colleges and universities citadels of freedom, where the rule of reason prevails.

Scorning persuasion they prefer coercion.

We have and we face enormously complex choices.

I feel at home here because I, too, grew up in a small town.

It is the beginning of a new institution as part of a larger institution.

Oftentimes the worst mischief is done in the name of the best cause.

We have the power to strike back if need be, and we can prevail.

We can survive this one.

So it is most fitting that Teacher Remembrance Day provides us the opportunity to recognize the vital contributions you make to our legacy and lives throughout each school year.

Both individually and as members of a most noble, rewarding profession, you enrich our Nation more than any of us can ever say.

And although there is no adequate measure for the daily good you do, I hope that you may always share the satisfaction and joy that accompany a lifetime of service to others.

I know that Americans everywhere join me in offering special congratulations to the admirable men and women who, with patience and perseverance, develop and direct the talents of America to their fullest potential.

Teachers are among the most critically needed, yet least celebrated, members of our society.

We have shown the world that a great nation must also be a good nation.

He must be strong, he must be competent, he must be efficient, he must be fair.

We are doing what is right to do.

I propose the establishment of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code and as President of the United States of America, it is ordered as follows: