The Family of Man can survive differences of race and religion. Contrary to the assertions of Mr. Khrushchev, it can accept differences of ideology, politics, and economics.

Nearly 2 years ago my wife and I visited Bogota, Colombia, where a vast new Alliance for Progress housing project was just getting under way.

You are very welcome here.

Never has there been any question in my mind, President Eisenhower said recently, as to the necessity of a program of economic and military aid to keep the free nations of the world from being overrun by the Communists.

But there are other troubles besetting the human family. Many of its members live in poverty and misery and despair.

The rich must help the poor. The industrialized nations must help the developing nations.

I hope this kind of intimate association, cooperation for the benefit of all of our people, may be extended to other fields.

Contrary to repeated warnings, prophecies, and expressions of hope, in the 17 years since the Marshall plan began, I know of no single officeholder who was ever defeated because he supported this program, and the burden is less today than…

I want to express a very warm welcome to all of you.

I hope that we will define handicapped so that we do make a major effort on all those who are handicapped.

We also have a program here for those whom we regard as mentally restored, those who pass through a difficult period but who are now fully capable of carrying their burden.

I want to express a very warm welcome to all of you to Washington.

I hope private industry and labor will also realize that those who are handicapped frequently are more than compensated by their desire to be useful and to play a gainful role.

So the central responsibility, of course, is to try to develop a climate in this country where there is as close to full employment as we can get it, and then to give particular attention to those who are handicapped.

I want to express my very sincere thanks to all of you and the companies you represent which led the way.

On that day let us gather in sanctuaries dedicated to worship and in homes blessed by family affection to express our gratitude for the glorious gifts of God; and let us earnestly and humbly pray that He will continue to guide and sustain…

So, from every point of view this program is worthwhile.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.

This has been the most successful campaign since 1945 and, as all of you know very well from your own experience, these things do not just happen; they are made to happen, and it has required a good deal of effort by your chairman and by…

It gives them a greater security, a greater participation in the wellbeing of this country.

Let us therefore proclaim our gratitude to Providence for manifold blessings--let us be humbly thankful for inherited ideals--and let us resolve to share those blessings and those ideals with our fellow human beings throughout the world.

I want to express my thanks to all of you-particularly to your chairman, Mr. Geneen, for the effort that he has made--and all of you have made this year.

Annually the Committee shall transmit to the President a consolidated report concerning the activities of the Committee and the Citizens' Advisory Council.

There is hereby established the Citizens' Advisory Council on the Status of Women (hereinafter referred to as the 'Council'), which shall be composed of 17 members appointed by the President, one of whom he shall designate to serve as…

In order to assure effective and continuing leadership in advancing the status of women, it is deemed appropriate to establish an interdepartmental committee and a citizens' advisory council on the status of women.