The most pressing problem facing this Nation is inflation.

I think that we've now reached a time in the evolution of our country when your work is going to be of increasing importance.

We've not yet been able to solve the question of proper disposal of nuclear wastes.

This is a wonderful occasion.

This is the first time that Maestro Andre Kostelanetz has been to the White House to perform.

The effectiveness of development policy and assistance can be greatly improved.

The highest tribute we can pay those who fought and sometimes died for our country is to strengthen in time of peace those values for which they struggled in time of war.

We honor them today for their faith in the principles of liberty and justice which motivated our founding fathers, and must motivate us today.

I have already ordered pay raises reduced for Federal employees.

Inflation is a corrosive nation-wide problem, and yet the Federal Government's direct control over wages and prices is limited.

President Carter has stated the determination of the United States to make a positive contribution to the work of the conference.

I am directing that price escalation clauses of all new or renegotiated Federal contracts reflect the principle of deceleration.

The greatest asset of our nation is its people, and we must invest in their future.

I'm very grateful that there are about a million Armenian Americans who provide stability in a unique place in our Nation's social and political structure.

I appreciate what you are.

It is an honor for Rosalynn and me to have you here in our home, which is also your home.

I congratulate the Congress for enacting this legislation so promptly after defeat by the House of Representatives of the unwise and untimely 'flexible parity' bill.

I intend to propose legislation to remove this minimum price provision, but I will not propose to change the modifications in the formula used to determine the cotton loan rate.