09/08/1960
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"We have a long way to go in the space race."
"I know that I express the great happiness and thanksgiving of all of us that Colonel Glenn has completed his trip, and I know that this is particularly felt by Mrs. Glenn and their two children."
"As I stated in my Budget Message, the first requirement for efficiency and economy in Government is highly competent personnel."
"We can no longer defer the necessary corrective measures or continue the existing lack of standards;"