The Director shall provide policy guidance to the heads of Federal agencies having resource mobilization or claimancy responsibilities

The Director shall represent the President in working with State Governors to stimulate vigorous State and local participation in emergency preparedness measures

I want to congratulate the members of the Congress from both sides who labored so long in the past 2 years on this legislation-Senator Ellender in the Senate and Congressman Cooley in the House, and the members of the House and Senate…

I think that this is an important point--with this legislation stocks should be down to near the needed reserve levels by 1964.

Last year under the 1961 program we made excellent progress.

I have asked Charles F. Darlington, United States Ambassador to Gabon, to represent me at the ceremonies and festivities that you plan to hold September 27-29, 1962, in Usumbura.

With this bill we can also continue our efforts to expand the Food for Peace program, and encouraging at the same time our prospects for expanded commercial trade.

This bill will permit us to increase the gains we have made in all of these sectors of the economy.

We have won fights by 3 or 4 votes in the House of Representatives, and we have lost fights by 3 or 4 votes.

These may be the most important provisions of this legislation, for it opens up possibilities for constructive and continuing programs of multiple use of private and public conservation projects, expanded open air space areas around…

I have too high a regard for this State to have the rain fall upon all of you, but I want you to know how much I appreciate your coming here tonight in a cold, rainy night.