Ask the Scholar
Page 134 of 142
I can add historical knowledge about this page.
Page image
OCR
CONFIDENTIAL
SU - 11th Draft
1/22/71
- 18 -
I realize that what I am asking is that not only the Executive
Branch in Washington but even this Congress will have to change by
giving up some of its power.
Change is hard. But without change there can be no progress.
And for each of us the question must be, not "Will change cause me
inconvenience? 11 but "Will change bring the country progress? 11
Giving up power is hard. But I would urge all of you, as leaders
of this country, to remember that the truly revered leaders in world
history are those who gave power to people, not those who took it away.
As we consider these reforms we will be acting, not for the next
two years or the next ten years, but for the next hundred years.
So let us approach these six great goals with a sense, not only
of this moment in history, but also of history itself.
Let us act with the willingness to work together and the vision
and the boldness and the courage of those great Americans who met in
Philadelphia almost 190 years ago to create a Constitution.
Let us leave a heritage as they did - - not just for our children but
for millions yet unborn of a nation where every American will have
a chance not only to live in peace and to enjoy prosperity and opportunity,
but to participate in a system of government where he knows not only his
CONFIDENTIAL
Page data
- Page
- 134
- Source index
- 0
- Type
- photo
- Media ID
- c31cba535b2292e2
- Size
- unknown
Document data
- ID
- 567815313
- Core
- doc
- Type
- document
DTO data
{
"id": "567815313",
"sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/567815313",
"contentType": "document",
"title": "January 22, 1971, State of the Union II [4 of 4]",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/567815313",
"collections": [
"White House Staff Member and Office Files (Nixon Administration)",
"President's Personal Files"
],
"iiifBase": "https://s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/presidential-libraries/nixon/rn-smof/595291/Batch0004/064/37-sf-smof-ppf-595291-064-04/37-sf-smof-ppf-595291-064-04-001.jpg",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/presidential-libraries/nixon/rn-smof/595291/Batch0004/064/37-sf-smof-ppf-595291-064-04/37-sf-smof-ppf-595291-064-04-001.jpg",
"largeImageUrl": "https://s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/presidential-libraries/nixon/rn-smof/595291/Batch0004/064/37-sf-smof-ppf-595291-064-04/37-sf-smof-ppf-595291-064-04-001.jpg",
"imageCount": 142,
"hasImages": true,
"source": "import",
"hasTranscription": false
}
Context sent to Scholar
Document identity
{
"localId": "567815313",
"label": "January 22, 1971, State of the Union II [4 of 4]",
"core": "doc",
"dtoType": "document",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/567815313"
}
Document source metadata
{
"id": "567815313",
"sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/567815313",
"contentType": "document",
"title": "January 22, 1971, State of the Union II [4 of 4]",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/567815313",
"collections": [
"White House Staff Member and Office Files (Nixon Administration)",
"President's Personal Files"
],
"iiifBase": "https://s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/presidential-libraries/nixon/rn-smof/595291/Batch0004/064/37-sf-smof-ppf-595291-064-04/37-sf-smof-ppf-595291-064-04-001.jpg",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/presidential-libraries/nixon/rn-smof/595291/Batch0004/064/37-sf-smof-ppf-595291-064-04/37-sf-smof-ppf-595291-064-04-001.jpg",
"largeImageUrl": "https://s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/presidential-libraries/nixon/rn-smof/595291/Batch0004/064/37-sf-smof-ppf-595291-064-04/37-sf-smof-ppf-595291-064-04-001.jpg",
"imageCount": 142,
"hasImages": true,
"source": "import",
"hasTranscription": false
}
Document source extras
{
"url": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/567815313",
"naId": 567815313,
"levelOfDescription": "fileUnit",
"recordType": "description",
"ocrSource": "nara-archive"
}
Page context
{
"seq": 134,
"pageIndex": 0,
"type": "photo",
"url": "https://s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/presidential-libraries/nixon/rn-smof/595291/Batch0004/064/37-sf-smof-ppf-595291-064-04/37-sf-smof-ppf-595291-064-04-134.jpg",
"mediaId": "c31cba535b2292e2",
"ocrText": "CONFIDENTIAL\nSU - 11th Draft\n1/22/71\n- 18 -\nI realize that what I am asking is that not only the Executive\nBranch in Washington but even this Congress will have to change by\ngiving up some of its power.\nChange is hard. But without change there can be no progress.\nAnd for each of us the question must be, not \"Will change cause me\ninconvenience? 11 but \"Will change bring the country progress? 11\nGiving up power is hard. But I would urge all of you, as leaders\nof this country, to remember that the truly revered leaders in world\nhistory are those who gave power to people, not those who took it away.\nAs we consider these reforms we will be acting, not for the next\ntwo years or the next ten years, but for the next hundred years.\nSo let us approach these six great goals with a sense, not only\nof this moment in history, but also of history itself.\nLet us act with the willingness to work together and the vision\nand the boldness and the courage of those great Americans who met in\nPhiladelphia almost 190 years ago to create a Constitution.\nLet us leave a heritage as they did - - not just for our children but\nfor millions yet unborn of a nation where every American will have\na chance not only to live in peace and to enjoy prosperity and opportunity,\nbut to participate in a system of government where he knows not only his\nCONFIDENTIAL"
}