I strongly urge them to live up to their responsibilities and to recognize no arbitrary bar of race or color-for such bars have no place in any institution, least of all one devoted to the truth and to the improvement of all mankind.
Special Message to the Congress on Civil Rights and Job Opportunities
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The recommendations are likewise acceptable to me, and will be included in my budget recommendations to the Congress in January.
The Family of Man can survive differences of race and religion. Contrary to the assertions of Mr. Khrushchev, it can accept differences of ideology, politics, and economics.
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