I have sent a message to the Congress, asking for favorable action on these proposals at an early date.

These are very difficult years.

Bon voyage, gentlemen.

My fervent hope is that the United States of America, in meeting the needs of this decade, will also be peopled by 'men able to use their opportunities.'

Finally, we look forward to the day in aviation when we are going to travel 3 times the speed of sound, and go to any place in the world in a few hours.

This administration intends to press ahead with Government economy, but we also have to find in the private economy jobs for these people who are willing.

All of this traffic in and out of Chicago proves, as it has since the beginning of this country, that Chicago occupies a most important and vital strategic area in the United States, where all the lines of communication cross.

Chicago is blessed to have such men at its helm.

I think the number one domestic concern of the United States is going to be, in the 1960's, the question of jobs, jobs for a tidal wave of men and women who are going to be hitting our labor market in the next 5 years.

The choice is up to us all, to you here in Chicago, to those of us in Washington; depends on the will of the people and the will of the Congress.

This is an extraordinary airport in an extraordinary city, in an extraordinary country, and it is a tribute to the constructive action of the Federal Government, the State government, and the city government, under the distinguished…

All in all, I am proud to be here in Chicago taking part in a great ceremony, honoring a great American to whom we owe much, looking to the past and saluting him, and looking to the future and saluting the city of Chicago.

And when that happens, we want the United States to be in the lead, as it has been in the lead in jet transportation since the jet was invented.

I did not realize--which shows the advantage of getting out of Washington--I did not realize until I began to look up some of the details of O'Hare what an extraordinary effort this has been, the largest airport in the world here in the…

This Nation must do better than that.

One important contribution to this objective can be the elimination of the poll tax as an obstacle to voting.

Every effort should be made to broaden the base of citizen participation in national and local affairs through the voting process.

I have on many occasions indicated my wholehearted support for this particular proposal.

No, I have not heard that suggested and it isn't so.

We will continue to do it.

I would hope that when I go to Germany that I would go to Berlin.

We estimate that they have withdrawn approximately 3,000 troops in these past weeks.

My judgment is that the decision reached by Secretary McNamara was the right one, sound one, and any fair and objective hearing will bring that out.

If there is a chance to get it to the United States, we will strongly support it, and if Detroit is chosen, I would certainly be wholly in favor of the United States doing everything it could to make it a success.

No, no proposal came in any of the meetings that I had with the Presidents.