Toward this end, I am designating the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs as Chairman of a Veterans Day National Committee, which shall include such other persons as the Chairman may select, and which will coordinate at the national level…

For the first time in twenty years, there is no active battlefield anywhere in the world.

I have every confidence that our Nation will respond wholeheartedly in the appropriate observance of Veterans Day, 1954.

In view of your great personal interest as well as your official responsibilities, I have designated you to serve as Chairman.

I am also requesting the heads of all departments and agencies of the Executive branch of the Government to assist the National Committee in every way possible.

Taxes were cut by 7 billion 400 million dollars--the largest tax cut in the history of this nation.

The legitimate business of government is to do for a people or a community those things which they cannot do at all for themselves, or cannot so well do in their separate capacities; but in all those things that people can do for…

It is my earnest hope and expectation that this arrangement will usher in a new era of fruitful collaboration that will contribute to the prosperity and security not only of Italy and Yugoslavia but of all the free nations of Europe.

I am sure that you share with me the sense of optimism engendered by the agreement.

Permit me on behalf of the American people personally to extend my warm congratulations to you and to the other members of your government at the achievement of an agreement on the Trieste problem.

We agree, I am sure, that this fine example of the ability of neighbor nations amicably to settle extremely difficult questions will be highly reassuring to our own peoples and those of friendly nations throughout the world.

I wish to convey to you my deep gratification at this accord which I am convinced will materially contribute to that which is closest to our hearts, the maintenance of peace, of security and of prosperity in the world.