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We passed the civil rights bill in the Senate today by a vote of 73 to 27.

The path we have chosen will be hard, the perils will be great, the price will be high.

I promise you that is the kind of government you are going to get for the next 4 years.

Those who believe that the frontiers of America are closed should be out here today.

This steady growth has not been any accident.

The well-being of our people, the well-being of all of our people, is our first priority.

I want to confess that I was somewhat surprised when Pierre told me that he intended to run for Senator in a State more than 500 miles long.

I will always remember this visit to San Francisco.

So I am quite happy to be here with you this morning.

And the great State of California led all the rest all the way.

Now we need a major national effort to solve the problems of rapid transit, and this administration is determined to make that effort.

Since 1960 we have increased our nuclear power on alert 2 1/2 times, and the intercontinental ballistic missiles and Polaris missiles in our arsenal have been increased from less than 100 to over 1,000.

Your country is going to move ahead, to give every American a fair chance to lead a useful and a happy and a prosperous life.

We do not ask you to be satisfied with our past successes.