I, therefore, renew my request that, in the interest of equality, one of these solutions be adopted.

In my message to the Congress last year, I pointed out that the basic objective of our transportation system must be to assure the availability of fast, safe and economical transportation services needed in a growing and changing economy…

The American Indians hold a romantic grip on our imaginations, but I hope that they also hold a practical grip upon our efforts.

I remember there is a picture of Abraham Lincoln welcoming your predecessors to the East Room and I am delighted to welcome you to the Rose Garden 100 years later.

An injury to one is of concern to all.

It is a good motto today for the United States of America.

The most extraordinary progress has been made in the last 50 years.

I come here tonight to express my thanks, and I think the country's thanks, to all the men and women who work in the Department of Labor.

Now, Therefore, I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, in consonance with the joint resolution of Congress approved August 28, 1962 (76 Stat. 407), do hereby invite the people of the United States to observe the…

It gives us some hope that some of the things which may be suggested today, which are not controversial but which may be regarded as controversial, 10 or 20 years from now will be accepted as part of the ordinary life of Americans.

I express my thanks to you all and I hope that in our time we will do as well as those who have been before us.

We are particularly glad to have the members of the military forces of the Argentine here.

The fact that the Argentine immediately not only supported the effort in the OAS, but also sent air and naval forces to assist in the quarantine was important not only because of the forces involved, but also because it indicated…

We are very proud to have you here.

You have a great military tradition in your country and I am particularly proud, as President of the United States, to welcome you to the White House.

This is particularly appreciated, because several Argentine soldiers lost their lives as a result of the air crash which was tied to the activities of that operation.

So we are glad you came.

I think it's important that in the days to come as we attempt to protect this hemisphere from foreign subversion and foreign activities directed against the liberties of this hemisphere, that the Argentine and the United States stay…

Americans are free to disagree with the law but not to disobey it.

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, I hereby approve such seal as the official seal of the United States Civil Service Commission.

In short, the Executive Branch of the Federal Government, under this Administration and in all of its activities, now stands squarely behind the principle of equal opportunity, without segregation or discrimination, in the employment of…

The right to vote in a free American election is the most powerful and precious right in the world—and it must not be denied on the grounds of race or color.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, and as President of the United States, and deeming such action necessary in the best interest of the national security, it is hereby ordered as…

It is not merely because of the Cold War, and not merely because of the economic waste of discrimination, that we are committed to achieving true equality of opportunity. The basic reason is because it is right.

No act is more contrary to the spirit of our democracy and Constitution—or more rightfully resented by a Negro citizen who seeks only equal treatment—than the barring of that citizen from restaurants, hotels, theaters, recreational areas…