Let me assure you of our continued assistance in the development of your capabilities to maintain your freedom and to defeat those who wish to destroy that freedom.

We in America sincerely hope that the year of the Tiger will see peace come again to Viet-Nam.

And we look forward confidently with you to the day when your country will again be at peace--united, prosperous, and free.

He said that on humanitarian grounds exports of certain foodstuffs, medicines, and medical supplies from the United States to Cuba would be excepted from this embargo.

Hereby proclaim an embargo upon trade between the United States and Cuba in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of this proclamation.

Direct the Secretary of Commerce, under the provisions of the Export Control Act of 1949, as amended, to continue to carry out the prohibition of all exports from the United States to Cuba.

Hereby prohibit, effective 12:01 A.M., Eastern Standard Time, February 7, 1962, the importation into the United States of all goods of Cuban origin and all goods imported from or through Cuba.

The International Monetary Fund has been a vital force for economic stability in the free world ever since it was formed in 1946.

We can strengthen the monetary system in general and the position of the United States in that system by augmenting the resources and flexibility of the International Monetary Fund.

I urge, therefore, that the Congress promptly consider this legislation.

Participation by the United States in the proposed arrangements is in the national interest.

We must place more stress on services instead of relief

We must find ways of returning far more of our dependent people to independence

Sounder public welfare policies will benefit the nation, its economy, its morale, and, most importantly, its people

All of us have the greatest pride and satisfaction in their work.

It is essential that state and local welfare agencies be staffed with enough qualified personnel to insure constructive and adequate attention to the problems of needy individuals

Our record is a proud one--and it sharply refutes those who accuse us of thinking only in the materialistic terms of cash registers and calculating machines

It is my hope and expectation that the forthcoming conference will make significant progress toward the achievement of the goal of disarmament with effective methods of insuring compliance.