We have been bent in sorrow, but not in purpose.

The world will not forget what he did here.

When sorrow befell us, we learned anew how great is the trust and how close is the kinship that mankind feels for us, and most of all, that we feel for each other.

We can believe, and we do believe, that from the death of our national leader will come a rebirth of the finest qualities of our national life.

On this occasion x year ago, our beloved President John F. Kennedy reminded us that Christmas is the day when all of us dedicate our thoughts to others, when we are all reminded that mercy and compassion are the really enduring virtues…

This is an important subject and I wish to be kept personally informed as your work progresses.

Federal outlays for defense are of such magnitude that they inevitably have major economic significance.

I am therefore requesting you to designate a senior official in your department or agency to serve on this committee on a continuing basis.

A great many people learned the really important things about America and her Government from Sam Rayburn, and I am proud to include myself in that number.

He understood the House of Representatives better than any other man.

We should be deeply concerned that less than two-thirds of Americans of voting age cast ballots in Presidential elections.

Such denials contradict one of the basic principles upon which this Nation was founded, the principle of government by the consent of the governed.

We are delighted to have the guests with us that we have today.

Persuasion and reason are the only ways to lead them.

We are taking the final step in bringing to a close a problem which has been a thorn in the side of our relations with Mexico for almost a century.

We are providing a modest increase in training allowances for family breadwinners and postponing for another year the requirement for State matching so that we may have time to properly appraise the program further.

No one knows what the budget will be now, because we are trying the case, so to speak.

I am ready and willing to meet with any of the world leaders at any time there is any indication a meeting would be fruitful and productive.