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PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON'S NEWS CONFERENCE #37
Held in the East Room
At the White House
Washington, D. C.
March 6, 1974
At 7:31 P.M. EDT (Wednesday)
Official White House Transcript
THE PRESIDENT: Won't you be seated, please.
Ladies and gentlemen, I have two brief announcements
before going to your questions.
First, I want to congratulate on radio and television,
Ms. Helen Thomas for being selected as the White House Bureau
Chief for UPI. As I understand it, Miss Thomas, this is
the first time in history that a woman has been selected
for that high post. We congratulate you.
Second, I also want to congratulate the Members
of the Senate who voted to sustain the veto of the energy
bill. We are not necessarily associating you with that,
Miss Thomas. (Laughter)
In voting to sustain the President's veto, the
Members of the Senate vetoed longer gas lines and vetoed
nationwide rationing.
What we must now do is to move forward on the various
measures that I have proposed that will accomplish the goal
that this bill mistakenly was aimed to accomplish, and that
is to get down the price of gasoline. That can only be done
by increasing the supplies of gasoline and other types
of energy.