As a mark of respect to the memory of J. Edgar Hoover, it is hereby ordered, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of Proclamation 3044 of March 1, 1954, as amended, that until interment the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff on all buildings, grounds and naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions.

I urge appropriate Federal, State, and local government officials to cooperate in the observance of that year with activities that will not only honor the past, but will provide a focus for understanding the increasing importance of the National Park System in the lives of all Americans.

This approach reflects my conviction that the Federal Government's role wherever possible should be one of assisting parents to purchase needed day care services in the private, open market, with Federal involvement in direct provision of such services kept to an absolute minimum.

Section 2 of that order, placing certain positions in level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule, is amended

Section 1 of that order, placing certain positions in level IV of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule, is amended by adding thereto the following

To launch this coordinated national effort at reducing mental retardation and ministering more effectively to its victims, I am today initiating a review process throughout the Federal Government.

I direct that until interment the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff on all buildings, grounds and naval vessels of the Federal Government.

Your own distinguished chairman, Governor Volpe, has said that this is the best working relationship that the Federal Government and the States have had together.

I am hopeful that the results obtained during our Federal Government campaign will set an example for the rest of the Nation.

I have a strong and continuing interest in the development of business-like financial systems throughout the Federal Government.

I have the honor to transmit to the Congress a summary of the Federal Government's 'National Atmospheric Sciences Program' for Fiscal Year 1967.

The task of protecting the consumer cannot and should not be left solely to the Federal Government.

I want to see every single employee of the Federal Government helping to set an example for the rest of the Nation to follow.

There are 2 1/2 million men and women in the Federal Government who work each day to advance the progress of this uncommon land.

That agency should be the Department of the Interior.

As President of the United States and Honorary Chairman of the American National Red Cross I strongly urge support of the Red Cross Campaign in 1966 by all civilian employees of the Federal Government and members of the Armed Forces.

As a mark of respect to the memory of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, it is hereby ordered, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of Proclamation 3044 of March 1, 1954, that until interment the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions.

Our democracy depends in major part upon the Federal Government's adaptability, on its capacity for fast flexible response to changing needs imposed by changing circumstances.