On the basis of our first day of conference, I am sure I speak for all at the conference when I say that the leaders of the Republican Party will continue to present a successful, sound, and productive program that will serve the welfare…

I HAVE CALLED this meeting of the Republican leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Chairmen of the various standing committees for the purpose of advising with me on the legislative program which I propose to set forth…

In accordance with our agreement, I expect to deliver my State of the Union Message to the Congress personally on January 7th, the day after the Congress convenes.

Now let's go to work.

I am convinced--as I know you are--that the people of this country are looking to the Republican Party to continue to enact a forward-looking, progressive program that will serve the welfare of 160 million people, and I know we shall…

You can be my chief of aviation and a major general.

I was flying a fighter plane against some French ships.

Jimmy, that is very interesting.

Where have you been?

Now I subscribe to every word that has been said here this evening about air power.

As far as I can recall now, from that first germ there have been many, many people contributing to this thing; we have had many serious discussions about it.

Frankly, that is what I am trying to get all people to understand.

You have my best wishes for the success of your deliberations.

When you are trying to get a division ready for battle, and when a commander finds the need to go out and to try to start from the beginning to give this boy a fundamental reason why he is in uniform, it is pretty discouraging.

There are certain changes in the law that are necessary before America can realize the full value with its allies out of the development that has been going on since the World War in this weapons field.

I am happy to send greetings.

Few areas of human endeavor are so fundamental to the political stability and economy of nations as agriculture.

In a job such as this, all of you realize there has got to be a terrific amount of decentralization, and any man worthy to be a chief of a great organizational body must do two or three things: one of them, pick the people he trusts; two…