There is no easy way to establish a comprehensive energy policy.

the white cane, an ingeniously simple device in an age of complex technology, helps assure that those with impaired or lost vision can lead rich and useful lives.

I reaffirm the longstanding friendship and support of the Government and people of the United States for His Majesty King Hussein and the people of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

I think when you go back into the history of Italians, more than 2,000 years, and if you would inventory all the great achievements of humankind, those of the ancestors of Italian Americans would stand out very clearly.

The Jordanian ideas will be useful in the continuing talks with Middle East foreign ministers.

I hereby designate Monday, October 10, 1977, as Columbus Day.

I invite the people of this Nation to observe that day in schools, churches, and other suitable places with appropriate ceremonies in honor of the great explorer.

A just and lasting peace in this vital area of the world requires compromise and courageous leadership from all the parties to the negotiations.

I will nominate John J. Boyle to be Public Printer.

Peace requires compromise and courageous leadership from all the parties to the negotiations.

These strong ties are a firm basis for our mutual search for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.

I will nominate Don S. Smith to be a Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

I expressed my gratification with the steady improvement in relations between Syria and the United States.

This is a happy day for us.

I reaffirmed my determination to continue efforts to reach a comprehensive settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

I urge all Governors, Mayors, and other public officials, leaders in business and labor, and private citizens to take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities for handicapped people.

America needs the talents and energies of all her citizens, including the physically and mentally handicapped.

I am pleased to announce the nomination of O. Rudolph Aggrey as Ambassador to Romania.