In this basic effort we need the support and commitment of every citizen.

Now, Therefore, I, John F. Kennedy, under the authority vested in me as President, by the Constitution and statutes, including section 350 (A) (6) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1351(a) (6)), do proclaim that:

General, we are glad to have you here, and we thank you.

The Pacific has been his home, and the air over the Pacific has been, in a sense, his domain.

Even though Afghanistan and the United States are separated by a good many thousands of miles, by history, by culture, by religion, I do think, Your Majesty, that we share one great, overriding, overarching conviction.

One of our guests here this evening, Ambassador Guggenheim, told me early this evening that when he went to Cuba as our ambassador in the administration of Herbert Hoover that President Hoover said to him that the United States had two…

And that is the strong desire of both of our peoples to maintain their independence, to live in freedom, and to look to the future with hope.

It is a great pleasure for me on behalf of the people of the United States to welcome you to this country for the first time.

Now, suddenly, Afghanistan and the United States are linked by a common desire to maintain our national independence and freedom and the security and peace of our people.

So I think that in welcoming His Majesty and Her Majesty to the United States, we have not only guests from far away but also guests with whom we feel very close.

He has made significant progress for his people--for the rights of women, for the expansion of the Government, for the improvement of agriculture.

So, Your Majesty, though the rain may come down, I can assure you of a very warm welcome in the hearts of all of my countrymen.

We are glad to have you here.

Knowledge is power, and I think the events of the past years have shown that in a very dramatic way.

Education is not merely a means and an end, and not merely a technique, but also a way to the good life which is a way to a more secure and afterlife.

So it shows that even though Salamanca and Louvain, and all the rest, may go back hundreds and hundreds of years, in 1963 you are looking to the future.

I recognize how difficult it is to maintain a free society under the best of conditions.

Our youth are our national future.

We can take satisfaction on this Labor Day in the health and energy of our national society.

The gains of 1963 will never be reversed.

We are going to try to get a figure as close to the recommendations.

I think it is essential.

I think it is important that the Senate give us as much help as it can in this program.

I supported it very strongly in the Congress as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

I think people don't enjoy carrying this burden.