No, because the only way I can find out exactly how to spend the $200 million would be through the medium of the Richards mission which we expect to send to the Middle East.

Well, I will tell you what first convinced me. The first thing we need is a lot of rain for a long time.

Government must use all practicable means to promote high levels of production and employment.

The opportunities which our free economy provides for the improvement of well-being are clearly evident in the record of the last four years.

I have received the assistance and advice of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Business managements should formulate and carry out their plans so as to contribute to steady economic growth.

I am confident that the Nation's over-all prosperity will be extended into the months ahead.

High costs of raw materials and wage increases that tended to outrun the year's small gain in productivity were pervasive factors making for higher prices.

To my mind, it is vital, Mr. Brandt.

The vast productive power of the American economy was demonstrated again in 1956 in a record national output of $412 billion of goods and services.

I make the decisions, and there is no use trying to put any responsibility on the National Security Council--it's mine.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: