Richard Nixon

The compensation and expenses of the Special Assistant and members of his staff shall be paid from the appropriation under the heading 'Special Projects' in the Executive Office Appropriation Act, 1969.

That is why I am so very happy this morning that we have a strong team, headed by the Mayor and with the members of the City Council and the others who will be in the city organization.

As one who has lived in Washington during my adult life, perhaps more than in any other city in the country, I am proud of this city, as is every American who has ever visited here.

I am a resident of the city of Washington.

Acting at his recommendation, I have today directed the President's Science Adviser, Dr. DuBridge, to bring together at the earliest possible time a panel of scientists and engineers.

I know him as a man with great drive, great imagination, a man who will be looking for the new ideas that must come from this Department if it is to meet its mission.

I have concluded that the proposed order would be inappropriate, and I therefore decline to approve it.

I feel that we need throughout our Federal Government service a new sense of not only dedication to our jobs, but also I think from the very top, let's let every person working with us know that he matters and what he or she does is…

I think transportation plays as vital a role as any other single entity can play.

The prompt release on a regular schedule of official statistics is a matter of vital importance to the proper management of both private and public affairs.

New figures should be released through the statistical officer in charge.

This should be sufficient.

This practice must stop.

I emphasized my concern that the United States look way ahead in transportation--so that looking ahead 10, 15, or 20 years from now we are not all living on freeways.

We have the best auditorium in town.

I AM particularly pleased that Jack Veneman, considered the California Legislature's leading authority in the areas of health care, welfare, and taxation, has agreed to serve as Under Secretary for Health, Education, and Welfare.

When we hear about what is wrong with American youth today, we have to also put it in perspective by realizing what is right.

In recruiting people for key positions this administration seeks those with the talent to do the job and a sense of social conscience.

This is the first opportunity that I have had since the inauguration to meet with Roy Wilkins, the head of the NAACP.

it is hereby ordered that any income, excess-profits, estate, or gift tax return for the years 1948 to 1969, inclusive, shall, during the Ninety-first Congress, be open to inspection by the Senate Committee on Government Operations or any…

You are a political force, even though you do not yet have the right to vote.

I feel, as I talk to you, that we are going to have a successful administration, because I know the dedication of the men and women at the top whom I may have appointed.

The future of the countries of the West can no longer be an exclusively American design.

As far as meeting with the South Vietnamese leaders is concerned, we have no present plans to do so.

I favor intimate and frank consultations, and I am delighted that it has proved possible to make this journey so early in my administration.