"GEN. CREIGHTON ABRAMS was an American hero in the best tradition."
"I believe in being an optimist, and I think that attitude is helpful and beneficial as we face some of the difficult problems and the hard decisions ahead."
"I think history shows that before Plymouth Rock there were Spanish-speaking individuals who had made settlements in not only Florida but New Mexico and Puerto Rico and possibly California."
"The overall growth in traffic fatalities is attributable to motorcycle, pedestrian, and bicycle accidents."
"I also call upon my fellow Americans to rededicate themselves to the principle of full and equal opportunity for all citizens."
"Deaths rose from 34,700 in 1950 to top 53,000 in 1966."
"The saving in lives during the past year provides an added incentive for the Government and the Nation to persist in the endeavor to make our vehicles, our highways, and our drivers safer."
"Improvements in the Nation's highways are also making a major contribution to progress in traffic safety."
"He has left us an example of service and a memory of heroism that future generations of Americans, in and out of uniform, will long cherish."
"He was also a colorful, courageous leader who won the admiration and respect of enemies as well as allies and subordinates."
"I think it illustrates the fact that Spanish-speaking Americans were in the very vanguard of the settlement of the new world."
"We will miss him very much."
