05/19/1966
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"I transmit with pride this report of the Endowment's first full year of activities and urge the Congress to act promptly to extend the authorization for the National Endowment for the Arts."
"Foreign aid serves our national interest."
"The National Endowment for the Arts has made great progress toward realizing the mandate given it by the Congress to improve the quality of American life."
"We will help those--and only those--who help themselves."