John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “This national problem merits national concern.”

And I think that--the governmental standards, let me say, on the whole I think compare favorably with those in Washington, with those in some other parts of America.

And third, it symbolizes the effort which we are giving and must be giving to organizing an effective communication system here in the United States of America.

But highway planning is not enough.

The concurrence of the Board of Commissioners in those recommendations should assure that the entire District Highway Program can now move forward.