For we know that you are far more knowledgeable than Washington as to the nature of your local needs.

Believe me--these realities of living, every one of them, are the deep concern, too, of this administration.

It is a program inspired by zeal for the common good, dedicated to the welfare of every American family--whatever its means of livelihood may be, or its social position, or its ancestral strain, or its religious affiliation.

In peace the American spirit of people helping people is demonstrated through Red Cross services.

The Red Cross through its purposes, its work and the people who belong to it, helps us to realize man is made of nobler qualities than those of selfishness, greed and personal advantage.

In war it renders so many services, so well, to men fighting for freedom, that among the armed forces no morale factor is more important than the Red Cross.

I know that you have unbounded confidence in the future of America.

We believe that with such public servants, and backed by your approval, we can take the forward road to a stronger and better America.

I therefore give you this assurance: Every legitimate means available to the Federal Government that can be used to sustain that prosperity is being used and will continue to be used as necessary.

Our system is the greatest wealth producer in the world--in terms of the life and the well-being of every citizen.

In the District of Columbia, the time is long overdue for granting national suffrage to its citizens and also applying the principle of local self-government to the Nation's capital.

For years, our citizens between the ages of 18 and 21 have, in time of peril, been summoned to fight for America. They should participate in the political process that produces this fateful summons. I urge the Congress to propose to the…