Richard Nixon

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5317 of title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, it is ordered as follows

In choosing an international trade policy which will benefit all Americans, I have concluded that we must face up to more intense long-term competition in the world's markets rather than shrink from it.

We also are firmly on the course of strong economic growth at home.

We must do a better job of preparing ourselves--both in the private sector and in the Government--to compete more effectively in world markets, so that expanding trade can bring greater benefits to our people.

What is our next step?

My approach is based both on my strong faith in the ability of Americans to compete, and on my confidence that all nations will recognize their own vital interest in lowering economic barriers and applying fairer and more effective trading…

I recommend that the Senate give the Amendments early and favorable consideration.

I am determined that we shall take those steps.

We want it to be a peaceful future.

I pledge the fullest possible cooperation of the Federal Government to help make the summer of 1973 a great summer for all of our young people.

Today I am pleased to report that a total of $424 million in Federal funds will be available this summer for youth programs, some $3 million more than last year.

And I urge the American people to give their fullest cooperation and support to all of these efforts.

Whatever the differences between leaders may be, we think that the young people of the world can live with mir i druzhba [peace and friendship].

That is why your visit to Washington is particularly appropriate, because all of the politicians here try to land on their feet, sometimes without success.

I want to congratulate this wonderful team for their performance in the Olympics and also for the great reception they have had in the United States.

In my talks with your leaders last June, and in the talks I will have later this year with Mr. Brezhnev, when he is here, we will be talking about the present, of course, the relations between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

This Administration will take steps during 1973 and 1974 to institute a new program of manpower revenue sharing within the existing legislative framework.

I am especially gratified by the evidence that this Administration's intensive effort to improve the employment situation of Vietnam-era veterans has been increasingly effective in recent months.

The experience of these I O years has demonstrated conclusively that 'national' manpower issues really have a sharply differentiated impact among the many States and localities and hence that the effect of many large-scale federally…

Give him my best wishes.

I commend this report to the careful attention of the Congress.

It is clear that one result will be a quantum jump in both our scientific knowledge and our technological expertise.

Our efforts in aeronautics and space will continue through programs balanced at levels which will allow us to meet demands in these and other important domestic and foreign areas.

The conclusion of the Apollo program marks only another step in this Nation's push into space.

Common ancestry and genuine fondness for the traditions of the Emerald Isle have long joined the Nixons and the Ryans in heartfelt appreciation of all that is Irish.