Authority to make firm long-term commitments is of paramount importance.

During the fiscal year 1961 the expenditures of the Commission may be paid out of an allotment made by the President from the appropriation made under the aforesaid heading 'Emergency Fund for the President—National Defense'

The achievement of our goals requires effective organizational arrangements to execute these programs.

this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.

I WANT TO EXPRESS our great pride and satisfaction in having the Vice President and Mrs. Johnson back with us.

We're glad to have you back, and we appreciate very much what you did.

The power, authority, and discretion conferred upon the President by the provisions of the Export Control Act of 1949, as amended, are hereby delegated to the Secretary of Commerce, with power of successive redelegation.

The Secretary of Commerce shall from time to time report to the President upon the administration of the Export Control Act of 1949, as amended, and, as he may deem necessary, may refer to the President recommendations made by the Board…

I think the Vice President's journey represented a great public service.

I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, do hereby urge the citizens of this Nation to observe Tuesday, October 24, 1961, as United Nations Day by means of community programs which will demonstrate their faith in the…

I wish you would give particular attention to his views on these matters prior to submitting your report to the Bureau of the Budget for clearance.

I have instructed the Justice Department to take all necessary steps based on their investigations and information.

I would, therefore, appreciate it if, following your review and evaluation of the report, you would advise me of your judgment about what changes in fuel, engineering and financing costs might result in making the project economically…

The proposed legislation will give the Secretary of Labor the investigative and enforcement authority which he needs to implement the legislation and make it effective.

The Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act is designed to prevent repetition of abuses and irregularities in the administration of employee benefit plans.

I believe these amendments are necessary to carry out that purpose.

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and upon the recommendation of the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, I hereby amend Executive Order No. 10849 of November 27…

I hereby designate the Coffee Study Group as a public international organization entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act.

To banish the scourge of war, to improve the human lot, to defend and to enlarge the area of freedom, to assist peoples less privileged than our own--these are aims that bind together Canada and the United States and which, with other…

Thank you for your generous reception, and I must say I am glad to be here.

We seek citizens and statesmen whose guiding principle is not who is right but what is right.

I am pleased to transmit to the Congress draft legislation implementing the 23d Amendment to the Constitution, providing for voting by the residents of the District of Columbia in Presidential elections.

I hope that prompt and favorable action will be taken by the Congress on the proposed legislation so that the long-standing aspirations of the citizens of the District of Columbia to participate in national elections finally will become a…

The passage of the 23d Amendment by the Congress and its remarkably prompt ratification by the required number of States reaffirms the belief of the people of the entire Nation in the basic principle that government must be responsible to…

I do hereby designate the week beginning May 14, 1961, as National Transportation Week; and I urge all our people to join in appropriate activities and ceremonies with the various branches of the transportation industry and representatives…