Finally, New England shares in the urgent economic needs of the entire Nation - the need to provide a decent life for our older citizens and a decent education for our young.

Second, we must reverse the serious decline in New England's textile industry.

That is what we are going to do in the future.

But these are problems which leadership and vision - and faith in the people of New England - can conquer.

One by one the States of New England, which 30 years ago were all Republican - Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, then Maine - began to move into the Democratic column until now there stands only two States, New Hampshire and…

But we do have our own resources - human resources - the skill and experience and determination of our people.

The Federal Government cannot do for us what we must do for ourselves, but it can, with more progressive leadership, set the atmosphere in which our economy can be revitalized.

By building New England we build America.

If we are to put these human resources to work - if we are to give New Englanders the chance to revive their economy and restore their prosperity - then we need vigorous leadership and understanding, coupled with an effective, workable…

I spoke in accepting the nomination in Los Angeles of the new frontier that is coming into our country.

It is my feeling that General De Gaulle at heart does desire to pursue a more liberal policy in Algeria than his predecessors, but I do not think that it is sufficient to say that it therefore becomes exclusively a French problem.

I give my assurance that in whatever position I hold in public office I will support and take every step necessary to protect the full constitutional right of every American.

I want to assure you that my overall position on the Algerian question has not changed, and I feel it is properly a matter of International concern.

Senator John F. Kennedy today announced the appointment of eight leading medical men as an advisory committee to Representative Aime J. Forand.

A Democratic administration will guarantee that this will be but the first in a long - and long overdue - series of measures to be enacted into law which will give American farmers what they have not had in recent years: prices and income…

It is time for us to practice what our Constitution preaches.

I assure you that in a new Democratic administration there will be far better representation, on the basis of merit, of persons of all our racial groups, including particularly those who in the past have been excluded on the basis of…

This means that appointments must be made on the basis of merit.