the President expressed his appreciation for the call and characterized the conversation as warm and encouraging

National Day of Prayer for the Year 1977

the Prime Minister again expressed his appreciation for the President's efforts in the Middle East

This means that a single veteran is now eligible for up to $4,745 in grants for a 9-month school year, plus an additional $2,500 in low-interest loans.

I am pleased to sign into law today H.R. 8701, the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977.

I do hereby call upon the people of this Nation, and their local and national government officials, to observe Wright Brothers Day, December 17, 1977, with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

I will nominate Lincoln E. Moses, of Stanford, Calif., to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.

The nearly $25 billion that we have spent under the current GI bill has been an excellent investment in our Nation's future.

Let us never forget that freedom is not free. It is always a struggle, always requires vigilance and sacrifice.

Every person has the right to live with dignity and respect in a just society.

What we do in science in this country has a tremendous impact on the decisions made in other nations.

I'm very grateful this morning to participate in a small way in a ceremony.

You have honored our country.

We are not trying to establish nor to maintain a college aid program.

I think that once this meeting is over, if it is successful--and I pray that it will be--then this threat that the rest of the Arabs see in being abandoned by the strong nation of Egypt will be removed.

I was particularly touched yesterday when President Sadat walked down the red welcoming carpet and shook hands with Mr. Dayan, and he and Mrs. Meir exchanged a friendship, and he bent and kissed her on the cheek.

I think the fact that the Arabs, the Moslems, the Jews, the Christians all worship the same God and freely acknowledge it is a binding force that gives an avenue of communication and common purpose.

I think this is proof in itself that had we leaders of the world been more aggressive in taking bold steps that the people would have responded.