10/25/1964
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"And not a single one of those needs can be fully met until we rebuild our mass transportation systems."
"No other country in the world allowed its passenger rail service in urban areas to deteriorate as badly as we did--and we are the richest, most powerful, and most technically advanced nation on earth!"
"And we Americans, who want to reduce the distance between friends, believe that no man comes from so far off that he cannot find a welcome among us."
"Today we welcomed you as a guest in our country."