This country belongs to the people who inhabit it.

He has held almost every position in his government, including that of Prime Minister, and now is honored by holding the highest position in the land.

He had a dream that with a band of devoted associates they translated into reality--by service, unselfish and dedicated service, to their country.

Tonight, this company--this Capital--this country--is honored by the presence at this board of the Head of the Turkish Republic.

Fifty years ago--and there are a number of us here who can remember that long--the events, the names, and the faces of Turkey were little known to us.

Now the great Ataturk is dead, but his work lives on, and our guest of honor this evening is one of the original band that worked with him to bring about this great change, and to make Turkey the nation she is today: great, and growing…

Our guest of honor, since that day in 1923, has been almost continuously in the Assembly of his country.

We gladly seize the opportunity afforded us by his presence, to salute a nation which is one of the most gallant and staunchest defenders of freedom in the modern world.

It is ordered that all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the above-described lands be, and they are hereby, transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture for use, administration, and disposition.

The building of new homes provides only a partial solution to the housing problem.

I, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, do hereby proclaim Saturday, May 15, 1954, as Armed Forces Day;

We must eliminate the causes of slums and blight.