"I believe that there is a number, it is in the small hundreds, that were appointed, but only tentatively appointed, since January 1953 that are included in this group."
"Well, I think my comment is contained in your question, they are two Democrats running for Congress. [Laughter]"
"As far as appropriate time for talking with the Communist authorities, whenever that time is appropriate and we have a reason to believe they are sincere, why, we will talk any time with anyone who wa..."
"There is no responsible official in this department that hasn’t had orders that, in recruiting for the civil service, a man’s party affiliation will make no slightest difference and give him none."
"Of course, in certain activities it is obvious that secrecy must be maintained, let us say, in the departments that are working out the forecasts of crops for next year, and so on."
"There is just no real alternative to peace, as I tried to express it."
"One of my reasons that I would really like to get out and sort of dramatize for a day, for 1 day if I can, the need for getting out the vote is sort of to emphasize the importance of this election as ..."
"The scientists who have come to see me exhibit no such attitude."
"As a matter of fact, I am now quoting the messages that come to me from all over this land, which are to the general effect that people won’t put me into the election; that seems to be the complaint t..."
"Far from disenchantment, it is just too much satisfaction from it."
"I consider Mr. Adenauer one of the great statesmen of our time, and one of the best informed men on Western European affairs that I have met."