01/25/1978
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"You have, indeed, demonstrated that major public service can exemplify both competence and compassion."
"Much of our social and economic progress depends upon a firm base of science and technology."
"Sections 2, 3, and 4 of that Plan, providing for the offices of Director, Deputy Director, and Associate Directors, are effective immediately."
"The search for such understanding demands the aggressive development of new knowledge."