It was a new office with new horizons.

We have the Navy represented, and NASA, and Mr. Williams, and the Air force.

I am looking forward to working closely with you in the future as I have in the past.

So I want to present this award with great satisfaction.

It has channeled our agriculture abundance toward relief of hunger and misery, improvement of living conditions, improved educational opportunity and strengthening of the economies of our friends.

We're glad to welcome not only them, but the Aeronautic Association, which sponsors this distinguished and celebrated award.

So we are very proud to have them here, not only for what they have done in space, but also because they represent the kind of Americans whom we are most appreciative of, and the kind of Americans whom we want this country to be identified…

Now, Therefore, I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning October 14, 1962, as National Public Works Week;

I hereby designate the week beginning October 7, 1962, as Fire Prevention Week.

All of them have won it by being willing to extend the horizon of either knowledge or of human endeavor, and particularly human endeavor, which requires not only great courage, but also the highest kind of talent and the coordination of…

I feel sure you will share my gratification that a way has been found to make productive use of this heat resource and I hope that you and the Congress will give the proposed arrangements your full endorsement and support.