Lyndon Johnson

First, at the request of the Governors of the drought-stricken States, I am today writing to Governor Ellington, the Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, declaring certain portions of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and…

I am confident that it will render equally signal service to the defense of our two countries in the years ahead.

There is universal agreement that we should proceed at once.

We are anxious and our hearts are saddened this Sunday at the disaster which has struck your country but with God's help and fraternal assistance we are confident that the Chilean people will overcome these difficulties.

I urge all Americans to give recognition to the value of highway transportation to their own activities and to our national welfare.

An initial shipment of blankets, clothes and medicines will be arriving in Chile on Tuesday to be followed by other supplies in the coming days.

My deep sympathy and that of the people of the United States goes out to you and the Chilean people as you move to relieve human suffering following in the wake of the second natural catastrophe which has struck your country this year.

I urge the Governors of the States and mayors of cities to issue similar proclamations.

We would feed the hungry and we would shelter the homeless, and we would do all of this as free men making liberty the companion of progress.

I have called for a major effort to beautify our highways and roadsides, and to construct scenic and recreational roads.

Our continent is in ferment.

If we follow these commands in all our lands, then progress will fulfill our dreams.

The faith and the will of millions do not take fire from the brands that are muffled in reluctance and fear.

It was nothing less than to transform the life of an entire continent.

And if we have not really reached the farthest limit of expectation, we have done much more, indeed, than many ever believed we could do.

The Commission's primary assignment is to conduct the first systematic, nationwide study of the entire spectrum of crime problems.

Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson,President of the United States of America, and presiding officer of the Smithsonian Institution, hereby proclaim the occasion of the bicentennial celebration of the birth of James Smithson; and I…

I want to express to you my personal gratitude.

I, Lyndon B. Johnson,President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Saturday, October 9, 1965, as Leif Erikson Day

I also invite the people of the United States to honor the memory of Leif Erikson on that day by holding appropriate exercises and ceremonies in schools and churches, or other suitable places

The American people welcome this further demonstration of the devotion of Korea to the spirit of liberty and independence.

The mounting crime rate and the unprecedented increase in the incidence of juvenile delinquency are matters of deep concern to me and to most Americans.

That new legislation is but a beginning and there is still much to be done.

Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, and presiding officer of the Smithsonian Institution, hereby proclaim the occasion of the bicentennial celebration of the birth of James Smithson; and I…

I am convinced that you and your distinguished colleagues on the Commission can and will make significant contributions to this drive to devise means to eradicate lawlessness, disrespect for the law, and the causes thereof.