Lyndon Johnson

I must repeat it now and my heart is heavy, too.

The price for civilization must be paid in hard work and must be paid in sorrow and in blood--and the price is not too high.

Reorganization Plan 2, which I transmitted to the Congress on February 26, 1968, will carry into effect those recommendations requiring action by the Congress.

These brave men whom we have asked to come here to the East Room today and whom we honor now, know that better than we, perhaps.

You know the New Hampshire primaries are unique in politics.

Our goal is peace--the blessed condition that allows each nation to pursue its own purposes:--free of marching invaders and aggressors;--free of terror in the night;--free of hunger, and ignorance, and crippling disease.

For Americans and foreigners alike, we want Washington to symbolize the best of our country--a city of beauty and warmth and hospitality.

They are the only races where anybody can run--and everybody can win.

I said to Mrs. Johnson, 'What do you think about that?'

In accordance with the requirement of Section 4(g) of the Department of Transportation Act, I am forwarding for the information of the Congress a joint report and recommendations by the Secretaries of the Department of Transportation and…

I deeply believe, Mr. Speaker, that passage of this legislation is more important today than ever before.

But my heart this morning is proud and it is confident, too.

I had an early report from New Hampshire this morning on these unbiased television networks.

We seek to intimidate no man.

Other nations are also seeking to exploit the promise of the sea.

The sea will yield its bounty only in proportion to our vision, our boldness, our determination, and our knowledge.

We must not permit harmful effects on fish, other wildlife and on drinking water supplies of chemicals from fertilizer and pesticides.

I recommend that we assure the people that their water supplies will be pure and plentiful now and in the years ahead.

I recommend that we advance in the battle for clean air over America's cities.

The new conservation is built on a new promise--to bring parks closer to the people.

Our numbers grow, our cities become more crowded, the pace of our lives quickens--but man's need to raise his spirits and expand his vision still endures.

From the great smoke stacks of industry and from the exhausts of motors and machines, 130 million tons of soot, carbon and grime settle over the people and shroud the Nation's cities each year.

It is appropriate that all citizens share in an expression of our national appreciation of the present, and the historic, contributions of the small businessman to our economic development.

I recommend that we guard the landscape against the waste products of modern life.

Theodore Roosevelt made conservation more than a political issue in America. He made it a moral imperative.