Strong action is needed to guarantee women total equality in the areas of politics and government, education, employment and related benefits, health care, housing and justice.

I further urge all our people to dedicate themselves anew to the goal of achieving equal rights for women under the law.

There is hereby established the Presidential Management Intern Program.

I'm very proud of this program.

I think this is one of the finest programs that I've had a part in.

I'm sure we'll have intense competition for these jobs in Government.

An engaged and informed citizenry is the foundation of a strong democracy.

Leadership requires the courage to make difficult choices and the wisdom to seek solutions.

The Consumer Advisory Council is terminated.

You should continue to give your personal attention to assuring that committees are terminated when no longer necessary.

The actions necessary to carry out the recommended terminations and consolidations should be completed as soon as possible.

The Citizens' Advisory Council on the Status of Women is terminated.

The Advisory Council for Minority Enterprise is terminated.

I am pleased that, as a result of the actions recommended, the 1,189 advisory committees reviewed will be reduced by 480 or forty percent of the total.

The Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality is terminated.

The President's Advisory Board on International Investment is terminated.

I will nominate Frank H. Perez, of Virginian, for the rank of Minister during the tenure of his assignment as the State Department SALT representative at Geneva.

The true measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members.