Richard Nixon

As I stand here I think back 22 years ago when I first visited this country and had the opportunity to know the Italian people.

Now we look to the future.

All Americans join me in sending you and the people of Israel our deepest sympathy for your tragic loss.

This is the first time that I, as President of the United States, have appeared before any legislative body in the whole world.

I have never been more certain--and that certainly has been buttressed by my visit here--that the strength of our ideals and purposes, and the collective force that Europe and America have built to safeguard them, are the necessary…

This Alliance is strong today and must be maintained in strength in the years ahead.

Let us, Great Britain and America, remember that 'United' is our common first name--the United Kingdom, the United States.

It is essential that we maintain the strength that made negotiations possible.

We believe, both of our countries and our peoples, in representative government, in free and vigorous debate, and in free and vigorous elections.

Levi Eshkol was a man of great compassion and a true servant of his people.

There will be no honor greater than the one I have today to address my fellow legislators.

It is a very great honor for me to appear before this legislative body and to respond to the very generous words of welcome that I have just heard from the presiding officer of this body.

I believe that your question period is much more of an ordeal than our press conference.

We are bound together, too, by a common dedication to the cause of peace--peace not only for ourselves but for all mankind.

I do say, though, that having heard his translation, he had every word right--every word.

We shall all be the poorer for his passing.

I believe that over a period of time the use of improved professional selection methods will improve the level of competence of those who take on these important postal responsibilities.

The time for such action is now at hand.

Ours is a great country

Whether it succeeds from a diplomatic standpoint depends upon us

One objective which can be met promptly is that of taking politics out of the Post Office and I strongly recommend the swift enactment of legislation that will allow us to achieve that goal.

In the months ahead, I expect to propose comprehensive legislation for postal reform.

We realize that administrations will change

Proposals for additional legislation dealing with the selection process will be included in the broad program for postal reform that the Postmaster General is now preparing.

Reform of the postal system is long overdue.