Richard Nixon

Mrs. Nixon and I join with all Americans in mourning the passing of a friend.

But this is the first time as President I have been able to receive you at a time when I could say to you, you no longer are confronted with the draft.

WINTHROP ROCKEFELLER was a man of many dimensions.

And also, it is the first time that I can meet with you, and I can say that the United States is at peace with all nations in the world.

The purchasing power of the average worker's take-home pay rose more last year than in any year since 1955.

American products must get a fairer shake in world trade so that we can extend American markets and expand American jobs.

This new system will avoid these dangers.

For the first time in nearly 20 years, we can look forward to genuine prosperity in a time of peace.

I believe this is one country, and let us all work to make it one country, because it is one United States of America that can lead the world to peace, the kind of peace that all of us want in the years ahead.

My faith in our fellow Americans never faltered. Thank you for returning us with honor.

Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, including sections 201(a) (2) and 351(c) (2) of the Trade Expansion Act, and in…

The increased rate of duty on imports of pianos provided for in item 924.00 of Subpart A to Part 2 of the Appendix to the TSUS is extended to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on and after February 21, 1973…

I ran for Governor. I lost, but the advice was very farsighted because if I had not run for Governor and had not lost, I wouldn't be standing here today.

I think the point Mr. Meany emphasized in introducing me, and one that I emphasized after the meeting--both in it and afterwards---is very simply that during the difficult periods when we have attempted to bring the war in Vietnam to a…

It was an opportunity to tell them what the attitudes of the Administration would be on the subjects of major concern to them and to most of the American people.

I came here as the guest of the AFL-CIO, and as I understand, he will be meeting the press at ie o'clock.

Do you call that playing?

I will only say that I was very appreciative of the reception that we had.

We expect the golfers to be here, because there is money at the end, but the celebrities-I see people like Jackie Gleason here, and Fred MacMurray, Mike Douglas, Joe DiMaggio, and the others.

I expressed appreciation to the leaders of organized labor for that support.

I am quite aware of the fact that much concern was expressed by our good friends and allies in the world--that we understand, too--not only with regard to our involvement in Vietnam, the decisions we had to make to achieve peace with…

This is not to say that we are not placing enormous emphasis on completing the settlement in Southeast Asia and on continuing to build our relationship and dialog with the PRC and the Soviet Union, and our policy in this hemisphere-in…

The United States being the best market in the world--and this is not criticism of our Japanese and European friends--they are loading it into this market and they can drive U.S. business out of existence . . . and lose Americans their…

Along with millions of other Americans, I shall miss him deeply.

Let's give him some time by himself, and all the others.