Thank you, gentlemen, for presenting me with this proud flag.

Mr. Chairman, let me assure you that practical progress toward peace is my most fervent desire.

The $11 billion tax cut will challenge American businessmen, investors, and consumers to put their enlarged incomes to work in the private economy to expand output, investment, and jobs.

This Nation is committed to the peaceful unification of Germany in accordance with the will of the people.

Now both in terms of statistics and in terms of human welfare, it is a fact that America's first citizens, our Indian people, suffer more from poverty today than any other group in America.

But we have moved steadily and impressively forward in the past three years.

As a member of the Congress at that time, I was proud to vote for this historic Act.

That doesn't mean, because we are compassionate, we have to be wasteful.

A government that is compassionate can always be proud and the Good Lord Almighty has blessed us with a bounty that excels that of any other nation in the world.

That role is to build and to preserve the peace for this Nation and for all time to Come.

I AM very pleased to send my greetings to the first annual conference of the Catholic Inter-American Cooperation Program.

We must be strong and we must be solvent in order that we can be compassionate, because every Congressman standing here today, when you ask him what he would like to be remembered for, my judgment is he would like to be remembered for what…

In addition to strength and security, we must also have solvency, because unless we are solvent we will have neither strength nor security.

When I addressed the Congress, shortly after I was sworn in, I said I would give all that I have not to be here today.

Our fiscal program for 1964-65 will shift emphasis sharply from expanding Federal expenditure to boosting private consumer demand and business investment.

And the tax cut will speed our climb toward our goals of full employment, faster growth, equal opportunity, balance in our external payments, and price stability.

So this year instead of adding $5 billion to the budget as we did last year and as we did the year before, we started with a budget of $98.8 that Congress approved last year, the President requested it.

I don't think I have ever seen more diligence or dedication in any single endeavor than the work that went into the budget that goes to the Congress tomorrow.

A great Congressman is not one that just looks after his own district, but looks after people everywhere and has a concern for humanity and welfare of all human beings.

While we must have a Government that is strong, we need not have a Government that is wasteful.

You all have a military mission which you never shirk; which you always perform with valor.

We were especially grateful to you for coming at this time and proud to have had this chance to demonstrate the high regard and admiration which we Americans have for the people of Italy and their distinguished Chief of State.

Mrs. Johnson joins me in sending warmest personal regards to you and Mrs. Segni and both of us hope you have a very pleasant and safe journey back to Rome.

All of these issues are of very great concern and importance to the residents of the District and to the nation of which the District is the capital city.

In view of our recent national tragedy, no better time exists for the searching of our hearts and minds.