Mr. Minister, this painting is the second lady that the people of France have sent to the United States, and though she will not stay with us as long as the Statue of Liberty, our appreciation is equally great.

We here tonight, among them many of the men entrusted with the destiny of this Republic, also come to pay homage to this great creation of the civilization which we share, the beliefs which we protect, and the aspirations toward which we…

This Administration has vigorously espoused the principle of comparability of Federal salary rates with those of private enterprise.

I shall expect each of you, as the officers primarily responsible for the administration of the four major statutory salary systems dealt with in the 1962 Act, to devote personal attention to these points.

I am grateful you have been able to remain as the head of these negotiations for as long as you have, and I now reluctantly accept your resignation as Chairman of the United States disarmament negotiations effective December 31, 1962.

The draft test ban treaties and the United States outline disarmament treaty introduced by you into the Geneva negotiations were the most serious and far-reaching documents of this character which the United States had ever put forward.

It is very reassuring to me to know that I may call on you for your help and guidance in the future.

The American people look forward to the coming year with the deepest desire that the cause of peace be advanced.

But the diary and autobiography do not leave an image of narrow conceit and severe austerity.

His introduction in Volume I is a literary model for any archival publication.

There is no precedent for the simultaneous appearance of so many publications so vital to historical research and public understanding of our past.