For while many men may appreciate the scope of your work, only one man--the President himself--can fully appreciate its impact on the Office itself.

The Davis Cup winners have brought honor to the United States of America.

I know that as the Nation has been made stronger by your service, so will the memory of John F. Kennedy be made richer by your book.

To these great tasks, Mr. President, our peoples bring not only courage, industry, and initiative, but we also bring a love of freedom and independence and a tremendous reservoir of good will.

Mr. President, these have been two delightful days.

This has been a most heartwarming visit and a great personal pleasure for Mrs. Johnson and myself.

We think this program is going to be the law of the land.

So, I should like to propose a toast, Mr. President, to the continuing friendship, to the understanding, to the cooperation of the peoples and the governments of the Republic of Italy and the United States of America.

Reluctantly and regretfully, I accept your resignation as Special Counsel.

In the past 3 years, I came to respect you greatly--as you served John F. Kennedy.

I know your decision to leave was a hard one.

The two Presidents expressed the view that the forthcoming trade negotiations should be pursued energetically with a view to stimulating freer international trade on a more liberal basis.

The conversations that the Secretary of State and I have had with your Foreign Minister Saragat have been quite useful.

We think this program is just.

The Presidents also emphasized the importance of the more fully developed countries extending economic and technical assistance to the developing states of the world.

They stressed that Italy and the United States would work together with other nations in consolidating peace and freedom throughout the world.

We think this program makes sense.

Mr. President, I am confident that our nations have the resources and the energies to move these goals, to solve these problems, to face these tasks that confront us both.