Richard Nixon

And let us resolve anew to be worthy of the sacrifices they have made.

I had not planned to do anything, due to the fact that I want them to have the opportunity to see their families and talk to their families.

I know that many towns are planning to receive them, but let it come in a way which will not infringe upon these few moments of privacy of getting acquainted again.

I told the doctors--incidentally, I congratulated them all--I said I hope I don't ever have to come out here to have them work on me.

Incidentally, if things develop the way we think they will, we will probably go to California tomorrow.

The Chairman of the Oil Policy Committee shall provide policy direction, coordination, and surveillance of the oil import control program established by Proclamation No. 3279 of March 10, 1959, as amended, including approval of regulations…

No, it is not related to any of the immediate international problems, the meetings with the Congressman and the Senator.

But I will tell you what. She is going to come to the dinner for Golda Meir.

It is also my plan at this time, unless something develops during the week that requires me to come back here, to see Dr. Kissinger there and have him ride back from California on Monday.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, including section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Well, I said to him that the whole country was praying for him, that he was one that had done so much to help his country, that now the country was trying to help him, and that he was really an indispensable man in the Senate, with his…

And that will to live is what you really need when you get close to that border point, as to whether you are going to make it or not.

Congratulations and condolences. He has a tough job.

The Oil Policy Committee shall henceforth consist of the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, as Chairman, and the Secretaries of State, Defense, the Interior, and Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Chairman of the Council of Economic…

It has had great threats from within and from without, but it has survived because of one man--the man we honor tonight, a man who has been honored at this table before at dinners that President Eisenhower gave, and President Johnson, and…

We honor him tonight because he achieved greatness, achieved greatness in all the years he has ruled his country with such courage and stability and moderation, in a part of the world that could otherwise explode into violence and…

I would like you to call to the attention of all senior officials in the field the attached report on FEB activity and inform them of my strong personal endorsement of the FEB concept.

I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of February, 1973, as American Heart Month.

As we move toward a more decentralization of the Federal establishment, the responsibility of Federal officials in the field will increase.

The time has come for us to draw the line.

He still is not feeling too well, but he came, nevertheless.

As President, I recognize that I cannot do this job alone.

The basic state of our Union today is sound, and full of promise.

I am immune, so it doesn't bother me.

By giving the people and their locally elected leaders a greater voice through changes such as revenue sharing, and by saying 'no' to excessive Federal spending and higher taxes, we can help achieve this goal.