Richard Nixon

Unequal justice is no justice at all, unenforced laws are worse than no laws at all; that is why equal justice under law is the bedrock of the American system.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 55 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, as amended (53 Stat. 29, 54 Stat. 1008; 26 U.S.C. (1952 Ed.) 55 (a)), and by section 6103 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended…

I especially urge the legal profession, the schools and educational institutions, civic and service organizations, all media of public information, and the courts to take the lead in sponsoring and participating in appropriate observances…

The cash awards program for military personnel could be justified solely by the net savings which have accrued to the government since the program was initiated.

Their attitude as far as we are concerned is quite well known.

We must reverse the upward trend of lawlessness in our land.

We did discuss it and whether it was Vietnam, or whether it was the Mideast, or whether it was U.S. relations with other countries where the French might be helpful.

Moreover, military personnel now have the assurance that their ideas will not go unheeded in drab suggestion boxes, but will be carefully screened and considered at the highest policy levels of the government.

The program has proven successful in motivating military personnel to seek ways of reducing costs and improving efficiency.

Tangible benefits from suggestions submitted by the Department of Defense and Coast Guard military personnel and adopted during 1968 totaled over $95,000,000, an increase of nearly 50% over the 1967 figures.

But the benefits of this program are greater than dollars saved.

I will not indicate in advance, and I am not going to indicate publicly, and I am not going to threaten.

I do not think that we should hold out any great optimism for any breakthroughs in that direction at this time.

We think that we are going to make some more.

As far as the decision is concerned, there will be a meeting of the National Security Council tomorrow, which will be entirely devoted to an assessment of that system.

American agriculture has advanced more in the past 50 years than in all our prior history.

I urge the immediate adoption by Congress of this legislation.

It is an adventure of man, bringing the accumulated wisdom of his past to the task of shaping the future.

Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning June 29, 1969, as National Safe Boating Week.

I also invite the Governors of the states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and appropriate officials of all other areas under the United States flag, to provide for the observance of this week.

While their accomplishments have dramatically increased production, our farm people have suffered a tragic toll of accidents.

I urge the public to take advantage of educational courses in boating safety, and all those who use our waterways for boating to exercise courtesy and apply safe boating practices.

The successful launching of the Apollo 9 spacecraft marks another milestone in the journey of man into space.

We are proud of this American adventure, but this is more than an American adventure.

I urge all farm families, and those persons and groups serving or allied with agriculture, to use all possible means for minimizing accident losses at work, in homes, at recreation, and on public roads.