"To President Eamon de Valera: As you leave the United States, I want to tell you how very much Mrs. Johnson and I enjoyed your visit and how pleased we were to have you as our guest."
"I want a people who are fearless instead of fearful; men with pride in their ancestry and hope for their posterity, but humble before their God and concerned always with the wants as well as the needs..."
"In 1946 the Employment Act set a goal of a job for every American."
"Mrs. Johnson joins me in wishing you a very pleasant journey home and in sending you and Mrs. de Valera our abiding good wishes for your health and happiness."
"But for understanding to prosper we need unity of purpose."
"It must be clear to you, Mr. President, from the reception you received everywhere, the deep affection with which you are held here in America--your second home."
"I have come here to say to you young people that whatever your aspirations, or whatever your dreams, whatever your talents, this is the place to begin."
"I want you to know that some of you may have to wait 40 years to get something this beautiful, but I hope it comes to you as it did to me."
"Forty years ago, almost to this very night, I left my high school diploma at home and I headed West to seek the fame and fortune that I knew America offered."
"Franklin D. Roosevelt stood for many things."
"Al Smith demonstrated that wise leadership could combine efficiency in operation with compassion in result."
"The Democratic administration in Washington intends to help our cities grow into free and spacious communities."
"The ends of justice at home and peace in the world."
"That work has already begun."
"Fiorello LaGuardia was a staunch fighter for freedom and for progress."
"I also urge each and every one to meditate that day on the meaning that our flag held for our forefathers and what it means to us today, and to that end to rededicate ourselves to the principles which..."
"I love the way Allan Sherman sings."
"In later years I had the honor of serving in the United States Senate with another great New Yorker--our beloved late Herbert H. Lehman."
