It is the memory and the spirit of the greatest man of our race which pervades these grounds.

I thank you cordially for bringing to my attention the purpose of American Jews, under the auspices of the Jewish National Fund, to plant a forest of pines and eucalyptus trees in Palestine, as a living memorial to George Washington.

That flag 'still floats from the top of the Capitol.'

No incident and no part in these great events, which have echoed and reechoed throughout the world for a century and a half, can be separated from the name and the dominant leadership of George Washington.

It is an occasion for looking back to our past, for taking stock of our present and, in the light of both, setting the compass for our future.

Washington had courage without excitement, determination without passion.

The true eulogy of Washington is this mighty Nation.

It is a national shrine, the very name of which swells our hearts with pride and gratitude.

The part which he played in the creation of our institutions has brought daily harvest of happiness to hundreds of millions of humanity.

I am deeply interested in all proposals to honor the memory of our first President during this bicentennial year.

The time that Webster looked forward to is here.

Individuals who use the facilities of the exchange for such purposes are not contributing to recovery of the United States.