Gerald Ford said...

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including the ...

The budget is the President's blueprint for the operation of the Government in the year ahead.

Excellence has its own reward, not only to those who strive for it but also to the free society which encourages it.

I commend the report to the attention of the Congress and urge prompt action to create a Department of Energy.