The Democrats say, 'Put your hand on the throttle and full speed ahead.'
I am proud to be standing here only a few blocks from the War Memorial Plaza which honors men who sacrificed for freedom.
I could promise you only that I would do my dead level best.
So long as Lyndon Johnson is your President, I will continue to nurture and to strengthen that hope.
And so do I.
We have stood firm with the Communists in the Tonkin Gulf and at Guantanamo.
So realize that you have one of the most priceless privileges that human beings anywhere have.
But prosperity is worthless unless we keep the peace.
America is moving.
We don't hate, we don't fear, we don't doubt.
Today we have 20 million people living in decency and dignity off their social security checks.