I am delighted to be here, and I am extremely proud that our distinguished former President, President Truman, who has laid the issues out.

This is a contest between two parties.

I think this country should move again.

I ask you tonight to follow in that tradition - to judge me on the basis of my record of 14 years in Congress.

I come among you asking hard work for the future.

I do not propose also to ask Cardinal Cushing to ask the Vatican to take some action.

The Democratic Party belongs to all the people.

And I want to thank all of you, and especially all you women, for the kind reception they were given here in Houston.

I do not run for the Presidency because it is an easy job.

I wanted Senator Johnson to run on this ticket for two reasons.

And now we stand on the New Frontier.

I do mean whatever is cool between Texans and the Democratic Party.

The Republicans, in Isaiah's words, are 'gone away backward.'

I come to Houston to melt the ice - and I don't mean the ice on that rink.

This is an important election; in many ways it is more important than the election of 1932, for what was at stake in 1932 was the preservation of freedom here in the United States.

I think we can win the presidential election with your support.

To that question there can be only one answer - and that is the answer of the Democratic Party: America must have a military strength second to none

I think here in San Diego we can lead the Democratic tide.