I am pleased to announce my intention to nominate Walter D. Weaver to be Federal Insurance Administrator.

It is only fitting that we have this special day to pay tribute to those men-our natural fathers, adoptive fathers and foster fathers—who deserve our deepest respect and devotion.

Our fathers bear an awesome responsibility-one that they shoulder willingly and fulfill with a love that asks no recompense.

Letting government handle it, as it has done, has done to our economy just about what Mrs. O'Leary's cow did to the city of Chicago.

There is no institution more vital to our Nation's survival than the American family.

As you've probably suspected, I'm a great believer in this spirit of voluntary service, cooperation of the private and community initiatives.

Clearly, the future is in the care of our parents.

I'm still not getting used to the fact that in my own house, somebody has to tell me whether I can come in a room or not.

America's revolutionary gift to the world is the idea that individual freedom is the inalienable right granted by God to all of us as a birthright.

Your public service work has provided an indispensable source of communication between our Government and the American people.

The ultimate objective in everything that we're trying to do is to give this economy back to the American people, where it belongs.

I am pleased to announce my intention to nominate Arthur F. Burns to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Germany.