"One of the major goals of my Administration will be to reorganize and streamline the Executive Branch to insure the effective management of government programs."
"This is a commitment that I made in hundreds of speeches around the country during the 2-year campaign."
"on the President's economic recovery proposals to the Congress"
"CLIFFORD L. ALEXANDER, JR., of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of the Army, vice Martin H. Hoffmann, resigned."
"You have got a great country. And you are part of it."
"You were chosen in the same way; in a strictly competitive selection process to serve in a very important post for just a short period of time."
"RICHARD B. PARKER, of Kansas, a Foreign Service officer of Class one, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of Lebanon."
"PAUL C. WARNKE, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, vice Fred Charles Ikle, resigned."
"This will never again be done in the next 4 years."
"JOHN F. O'LEARY, of New Mexico, to be Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration, vice Frank G. Zarb, resigned."
"I have asked Clark M. Clifford to undertake a special mission to Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus as my personal emissary."