04/15/1966
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"I am quite pleased to be a participant in bestowing the 1967 awards of the National Medal of Science."
"We honor them by remembering their deeds—and by telling their story to each succeeding generation."
"The stature of the scientists we honor today gives me great confidence that science will do its part."
"Their more immediate causes lie in the growth of technology, in industry, and, of course, urbanization."