I wish it to be clear that I, as President, fully accept the Federal responsibility to help maintain farm income at reasonable and stable levels.

It does not matter whether the issue is our commitment in Vietnam, or a tax increase to head off the costly tax of inflation, or import quotas that threaten our agricultural exports--Herschel Newsom and the great National Grange…

This has been the history of the Grange through all of its hundred years of responsible citizenship of constructive, affirmative leadership.

You have provided the largest, single contribution to world trade of any single segment of our economy.

So I am going to be here trying to correct some of the mistakes that have been made.

This country owes a lot to the farmer.

With your help and with your support, I believe we can succeed.

I am pleased and honored to be privileged to take part in your centennial convention.

The Grange belongs to the class of people whom I like to call builders in America.

Having accepted this responsibility, how well have we done in meeting it?

Your organization has a great leader-my close friend, Herschel Newsom.

Another thing that we have in common is a concern about farm income, and my concern about that is perhaps even greater than yours.

American agriculture, I honestly believe, is the envy of all the nations on earth.

I shall be counting upon your strong support to see that these attacks do not prevail.

I think that the President must expect that those in the other party will frequently find it necessary to find fault and to complain-to attempt to picture to the people that the President should be replaced.

Uncle Sam keep his word and stay there until we can find an honorable peace.

We put up. And we are there.

We keep our commitments.

There is a different type of criticism. There is a difference between constructive dissent and storm trooper bullying, howling, and taking the law into your own hands.

I don't think this is the place to do our negotiating.

I will cross that bridge when I get to it, as I have told you so many times.

Hanoi made it very clear in response to my appeal from the Enterprise that their position, in effect, was the same as it has always been.

There was great doubt whether we could have any [election in Vietnam].

I think we had better do that a little later.

Sergeant Charles Morris was there when America needed him.