I call upon Americans in all walks of life; in both the public and private sectors, to participate in appropriate programs and activities.

I know that in our third century, Mr. Prime Minister, Japan and America will draw closer and closer together.

I also asked the Congress to restrain the growth of Federal spending, an essential step toward balancing the Federal budget.

The areas most likely to suffer from technological, demographic, and social change are our older cities.

I do hereby proclaim that the twelve-month period beginning the month of July, 1976 is designated as National Bicentennial Highway Safety Year.

I am today establishing a Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization to examine urban problems and to make recommendations to improve current Federal programs in order to revitalize urban and neighborhood areas.

Today I am pleased to announce that I am appointing a Cabinet-level task force to carry out that mission.

I am signing today a bill which will prevent your withholding taxes from going up tomorrow.

1975 was another year of continued progress in the Nation's space and aeronautics activities.

Earth orbiting satellites continued to bring new and increased benefits in a variety of applications.

Major milestones were met in the development of the Space Shuttle, the Nation's current major space project.

Let every American resolve that this Nation, under God, will meet the future with the same courage and dedication Americans showed the world two centuries ago.

Pioneer 10 will be the first manmade object to venture beyond our solar system.

We have all set ourselves the objective of completing the Multilateral Trade Negotiations by the end of 1977.

With the right combination of policies we believe that we can achieve our objectives of orderly and sustained expansion.

Our determination in recent months to avoid excessive stimulation of our economies and new impediments to trade and capital movements has contributed to the soundness and breadth of this recovery.

The role of the industrialized democracies is crucial to the success of their efforts.

The formulation of such policies, in the context of growing interdependence, is not possible without taking into account the course of economic activity in other countries.

The complexity of our nations' economies, individually and collectively, means that we, as leaders, cannot afford to allow major difficulties to arise.

Our common interests are far more significant than the differences which arise among us from time to time.

I welcome you to Puerto Rico.

Much of the world's future depends on our constructive cooperation.

Common problems are unlikely to be solved unless we apply our mutual efforts.

It requires, instead, that we concert our efforts to prevent problems from arising in the first place.

The record is clear; the record is open.