I think it is not a burden, but a privilege to have the chance in 1963 to share that great concept which they felt so deeply among all of our people.

As President, I have determined that the modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States, the additional import restrictions, and the continuance of existing customs and excise treatment of articles…

As President, I have determined that it is required or appropriate that trade agreements and agreements supplementary thereto be applied as supplemented by each provision of the agreements of March 29, 1960, and of November 7, 1962.

The American farmer is one of our best foreign exchange earners.

New dairy legislation is urgently required for the benefit of both the farmer and the taxpayer.

The proper Federal role is to identify national education goals and to help local, state and private authorities build the necessary roads to reach those goals.

We can no longer afford the luxury of endless debate over all the complicated and sensitive questions raised by each new proposal on Federal participation in education.

Our present American educational system was founded on the principle that opportunity for education in this country should be available to all--not merely to those who have the ability to pay.

A free Nation can rise no higher than the standard of excellence set in its schools and colleges.

Education is the keystone in the arch of freedom and progress.

Your invitation to enter into a joint effort to review and revise the public land laws is therefore most welcome.