Richard Nixon

We must not interpret these demonstrations as reflecting the will of the people of Latin America.

Each of those who receives an award today, as you will note, has shown bravery in this larger sense, in serving his community, serving his family, serving the Nation.

This order shall become effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after July 1, 1969.

I look forward to working with you not only to develop closer relations between our countries but also to concert our efforts in the cause of peace and the brotherhood of all peoples.

Please accept my warm congratulations on your victory and my best wishes for your success as you prepare to take up the responsibilities and challenges of your high office.

No member shall be entitled, however, to receive the pay provided for in this subsection if, during any month or portion thereof, he is also eligible to receive incentive pay for other hazardous duty under the provisions of section 301 of…

We recognize the need for new programs, and we want those new ideas and those new programs to be ones that we share together in which we not just talk, but in which we listen and in which we learn.

We recognize the urgency of this problem.

I think your visit will mark a major step forward in the development of new policies by the United States in its relationship with our friends in Latin America.

We recognize the need for new ideas.

I am very honored to welcome you and the members of your party here to Washington today in three capacities: first, as the representative of your country, which I have had the privilege of visiting; second, as the representative of a great…

So, the role that Colombia has played in the greater problems of the hemisphere in developing the spirit of the American family, we honor today in receiving you in Washington, D.C.

And just a month ago--and incidentally, primarily through your leadership--the Andean Common Market had its birth in Bogota.

We congratulate your parents for having the foresight to have you become Capitol pages.

It was in 1960 that the Act of Bogota was adopted, which became the foundation for the Alliance for Progress.

So, because you represent a great country, a country with which we have had such friendly relations, because you represent a great continent, a continent so close to us, not only geographically, but in our hearts, and because, as an…

THE DEATH of John L. Lewis takes away from the American scene one of the giants of our time, a man who helped to shape modern America.

It is very appropriate that you should be the first, coming as you do from Colombia, because we all recall the great events in which your country played such an important role in developing the organizations which created the American…

I remember the first time I handed out diplomas for the Capitol Page School was in 1953, about the year that some of the members of this class probably were born.

It was in 1948 in Bogota that the Organization of American States was set up.

They will be the basis for action by this administration and the beginning of a national commitment.

In calling the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health, we are both reaffirming our commitment to a full and healthful diet for all Americans.

The White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health will be an event of great significance.

I shall ask them to consider the following questions:

I would like to emphasize the importance of the responsibility he is assuming.