This is the first state dinner that we have had for a chief of state since Mrs. Kennedy and I have come to the White House, and I must say, speaking personally and as President, there is no dinner that gives me greater satisfaction.

I want to express on behalf of our country our great pleasure in having President Bourguiba here.

I think we are extremely fortunate to have President Bourguiba here tonight.

I don't think that there has ever been a time when we have had greater need for those qualities which a university produces.

Like President Washington, President Bourguiba is a revolutionary, and like President Washington he also, when the revolution was won, had the sense of judgment, self-discipline and strength to attempt to bring good will and peace among…

I transmit herewith Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1961, prepared in accordance with the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended, and providing for reorganization in the Civil Aeronautics Board.

I believe over the long run that people do want to be free, that they desire to develop their own personalities and their own potentials, that democracy permits them to do so.

It is believed that the taking effect of the reorganizations included in this plan will provide for greater efficiency in the dispatch of the business of the Civil Aeronautics Board.

I strongly recommend early enactment of this legislation by the Congress.

The American people have traditionally insisted that those veterans who were injured in the service of their Nation be treated justly and humanely--a policy which will be carried out by this Administration.

This bill will help make it possible for thousands of Americans who want to work, to work.