Richard Nixon

I have on numerous occasions expressed my strong, personal commitment to the attack on cancer.

Both the rate of new addiction to heroin and the number of narcotic-related deaths showed an encouraging downturn last year.

I call upon the Congress to act quickly on this Administration's proposals for law enforcement legislation.

Arrests of traffickers have risen by more than one-third since 1971.

We can turn the tide of crime in America.

This is clear evidence of broad public support for the objectives of the National Endowment and, I believe, gives added justification to the steadily increasing funding which I have requested and which the Congress has provided for its…

If I move to Louisiana, I might--I will vote for you.

I am pleased to submit the enclosed report, 'Water Resources of the Delmarva Peninsula, a Summary Report to the Congress,' by E. M. Cushing, I. H. Kantrowitz, and K. R. Taylor, which was prepared in compliance with Public Law 89-618 (S…

Their supporters would have the American public believe that each of these bills would further an important social cause, but they neglect to warn the public that the cumulative effect of a Congressional spending spree would be a massive…

I think her husband would have said that she, on her own, belongs in the Congress of the United States.

The American people have repeatedly shown that they want to hold a firm line on both prices and taxes.

Vocational Rehabilitation has worked well for over half a century by focusing on a single' objective: training people for meaningful jobs.

By promising increased Federal spending for this program in such a large amount, S. 7 would cruelly raise the hopes of the handicapped in a way that we could never responsibly hope to fulfill.

The summary report indicates that the amount of fresh water that can be developed perennially on the peninsula is about 1,500 million gallons per day.

The public's response to the work of the National Endowment for the Humanities may be measured in part by the fact that public contributions to the Endowment have exceeded federally appropriated funds for the third year in a row.

The principal objective of the study was to determine the availability of fresh-water supplies to meet future needs of the peninsula area.

It is essential that the disciplines of the humanities--languages, history, philosophy, literature and ethics among others--be brought to bear on problems of contemporary concern, both national and international.

I particularly commend to your attention the program of 'Youthgrants in the Humanities,' begun in fiscal year 1972, which provides needed support for young people doing scholarly work in the humanities.

To some Members of the Congress, a $1 billion increase in Federal spending may seem only a small crack in the dam.

WELL, I WANT to say while you are here--as Mrs. Boggs was saying--this is a sad day in a way, but also a very happy day because all of the family is here to see you sworn into Congress.

The 'Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities,' aimed at bridging the gap between humanistic learning and public affairs, is also successfully underway.

I speak in a completely bipartisan way when I say I hope she stays a long time.

Senior Citizens Month 1973 must be something more than a time for renewing our commitment to Government efforts concerning older Americans.

I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the month of May, 1973, as Senior Citizens Month.

Government's actions on behalf of older Americans must never become mere caretaking.