John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “to deter us from the basic task of securing local self-government for the District.”

I think it would be unwise to attempt to negotiate it out here.

And the American Bar Association has been very helpful in making the judgment, but I am sure they would agree that they are not infallible.

The recommendations are likewise acceptable to me, and will be included in my budget recommendations to the Congress in January.

It is a pleasure for me to join the citizens of Delaware and Maryland in opening this new highway.