September 10 through 16 has been designated National Hispanic Heritage Week.

I am deeply concerned about the dollar.

H.R. 10929 would result in reduction or elimination of these essential programs, and a consequent weakening of our defense posture.

An adequate defense is the single most important concern I have as President.

I have one statement, and then I'd like to answer your questions.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in order to establish an internal management procedure for identifying aspects of proposed Federal policies that may adversely impact…

The third Executive order will help us to assess the impact of legislative proposals.

There is established the Interagency Coordinating Council.

I hope that this Government action and I expect this Government action will take root in the private sector.

This is not the end of our efforts, but I think we've already had tangible demonstrations of the benefits of what we've undertaken so far.

You almost are in the position of being like Caesar's wife; you have to be even more pure and more clean and more decent and more honest than almost any persons who serve in government.

I appreciate what you are, what you do, the high professionalism, training, education, experience that you bring to your job.

There's a growing appreciation for what this agency does, what you individually do for our Nation.

I know how serious uncertainty is in a person's life.

Federal facilities and Federal use of space in urban areas shall serve to strengthen the Nation's cities and to make them attractive places to live and work.

I think it's accurate to say, without casting blame on anyone, that in the past, before last year, the problems of the downtown central city and other urban areas were becoming much more crucial and critical.

This will, of course, help to correct a very serious deficiency.

One of the most pleasant surprises that I have had as President of our country has been the quality of work done by the Central Intelligence Agency.