Today I have signed S. 107, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Interior to construct the San Juan-Chama Reclamation Project, and the Navajo Irrigation Project.

Fiscal year 1961 can perhaps best be characterized as a year of re-evaluation for the foreign assistance program.

We must continue, therefore, to carry forward an effective military assistance program to sustain the safeguards and defensive arrangements necessary for the peaceful development of the free world.

Mr. President, rain or shine, you are most welcome here.

I want to congratulate the parents who were willing to let their sons leave home and go to work and work hard.

I want to express from my own experience in both the House and Senate very warm appreciation to all of you.

For the new decade, new tools have been forged to implement the changes in program emphasis toward economic and social progress through self-help, long-range development, and a shift from grant assistance to loans.

The past decade has seen the strengthening of many of our friends and allies so that they have been enabled not only to thrive without our grant assistance, but also to bear an increasing share of the responsibility of helping the…

I also hope, as a result of coming here, that you are not in any way disillusioned by political experience, but instead will choose to come back here yourselves as members of the House and Senate.

We recognize the challenges that Panama faces as I am sure you recognize the responsibilities that the United States carries.

I know this is just the beginning of a great career which I hope will be marked by public service not only in the Congress, but also perhaps in other places.