So that I hope all of you will join with me in drinking to a country with whose destiny ours is inextricably tied.

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

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.

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.

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.

This report marks the end of one decade in our aid programs and the beginning of another; the transition from what was primarily a decade of defense to a Decade of Development.

We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

The truth about big government is the truth about any other great activity—it is complex.

There are myths also about our public debt.

The myth here is that government is big, and bad—and steadily getting bigger and worse.

What matters is the capacity of the Nation as a whole to deal with its economic problems and its opportunities.

Mythology distracts us everywhere—in government as in business, in politics as in economics, in foreign affairs as in domestic affairs.

This order shall become effective on July 1, 1962.

As I say, I am sure that most of you have served in the Armed forces of the United States on other occasions, and I would say that the job that you are engaged in is as important as any work which is being done by anyone for this country…

In my judgment, I know very few occasions when members of Congress who have supported it have suffered any political repercussions because they have supported it.

I want to express my congratulations and appreciation to the committee, the Attorney General, Mr. Hoover, Mr. Cox, Mr. Guthman, who participated in making this study.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 206 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, 61 Stat. 155 (29 U.S.C. 176), I hereby amend the first paragraph of Executive Order No. 11025 of June 7, 1962, entitled 'Creating a Board…

I want to congratulate you, and you.

I think that is very nice.

We hope that other countries who have benefited from our assistance who are now more prosperous will do more themselves, but we have to continue to do our part.

So I want to express my great pleasure in awarding this to you, which you very richly deserve for a whole variety of public services.

We want to express our congratulations to this young man and also our pride in him.

So we want to congratulate you and tell you that we are very proud to have you here.