To halt the degradation of the urban environment and to conserve and develop its rich historic and physical resources, the place to begin is with the neighborhoods themselves.

The White House Fellowship program was established in 1964 to provide outstanding young Americans with firsthand experience in the process of governing the Nation.

We have experienced in the last number of months, the worst drought in more than 40 years.

One of the most pleasant things for a Member of Congress or a President is to be able to reduce taxes.

I will nominate Herbert Salzman, of Washington, D.C., to be the Representative of the United States to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador.

We have seen many Members of the Congress work long hours on this very fine legislation.

This bill also includes countercyclical help for low- and middle-income families.

I believe we can have a foreign policy that is democratic, that is based on fundamental values, and that uses power and influence for humane purposes.

In ancestry, religion, color, place of origin, and cultural background, we Americans are as diverse a nation as the world has even seen.

We will cooperate more closely with the newly influential countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

I know it will not be easy to reach agreements.

The time has come for the principle of majority rule to be the basis for political order.

We can no longer expect that the other 150 nations will follow the dictates of the powerful, but we must continue--confidently--our efforts to inspire, to persuade, and to lead.

To let this opportunity pass could mean disaster not only for the Middle East but, perhaps, for the international political and economic order as well.

The great democracies are not free because we are strong and prosperous.

My support for the principles for which UNICEF stands.

Your organization is dedicated to the basic human fight of all people to be free of poverty and hunger and disease.

The special emphasis you place on meeting the human needs of children makes your efforts even that much more essential to the goal of seeking human freedom and dignity for all mankind.