The harsh facts of the matter are that our security and leadership are both slipping away from us.

Peace in the Middle East is not one step nearer reality today than it was 8 years ago - but Russian influence is immeasurably greater.

I am proud to be here today.

Let us hope that it will not require the launching of Russia's first reconnaissance satellite peering down on every part of the Nation like a daily fleet of U-2 planes.

That word is 'first.'

and we are going to need effective leadership in the White House to achieve our goal.

We must be willing to devote our national energies to demonstrating in every form of human endeavor we are second to none, that we are first and will continue to be first regardless of what challenges may be hurled against us.

It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.

What is needed now is leadership - impartial but firm, deliberate but bold - leadership instead of rhetoric.

For the first time in the history of the United States an enemy stands poised at the throat of the United States.

I believe that there can be only one possible defense policy for the United States.

The present state of tensions serves only the worst interests of Arab and Israeli alike.

Israel is here to stay.

The farmer is the only man in our economy who has to buy everything at retail, sell everything at wholesale, and pay the freight both ways.

30 days is necessary to ensure that we don't rush these people into making this decision.

I now transmit to Congress copies of communications received from the governor of Georgia relating to that subject.

These papers were prepared at the close of the last session of Congress, at too late a period to be then acted upon.

The delay in the transmission of this communication is attributable to the earnest desire which I have entertained of acceding to the opinions and complying with the wishes of the Senate.