I accept for the Nation this East Building of the National Gallery of Art.

This beautiful building is an important addition to that unique repository of knowledge and culture, the Smithsonian Institution.

It combines a reverence for the past with an eagerness for the future.

This building stands as a metaphor for what, at its best, the relationship between government and the arts can be.

The White House Fellowship program was established in 1964 to provide outstanding Americans with firsthand experience in the process of governing the Nation.

The National Gallery symbolizes our belief in the freedom and the genius of the human mind which is manifested in art.

Support for the arts and humanities flows through many different kinds of channels, leaving room for art and scholarship to develop naturally.

We have no official art in this country, and I pray that we never will.

I will nominate William H. Gleysteen, Jr., of Jenkintown, Pa., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of Korea.

The most vivid impression that I have is one of a well-acknowledged common purpose.

We are determined to make a major effort to prevent any action which would disturb peace in the area.

Both Presidents expressed their hope for greater progress toward social justice and majority rule.

President Carter praised the positive role that Portugal has played in its relations with several African states.

Portugal can count on continued United States understanding and support.

Disputes which exist in the area must be settled through peaceful procedures.

I am determined to obtain congressional approval for the repealing of the remaining arms restrictions on Turkey.

The Alliance is obviously one of unity.

Our confidence in Italy's ability to overcome present difficulties is strong.