"He wanted to be strong enough to prevent a war and wise enough to avoid one."
"You can be real proud of the Defense Department and all the men who serve that flag today."
"The reduction in expenditures will be achieved despite a steady growth in the workload of nearly every civilian agency of Government."
"The success of this procedure is of great importance, for these rejected today boys are often tomorrow's unemployed."
"This will enable us to find those boys at age 18, rather than at age 23, or 24, who are deficient mentally or physically and to offer them remedial programs."
"I deeply regret his retirement from the service for he is one of an uncommon breed whose numbers are too small and whose duplication is too rare."
"While we must have a Government that is strong, we need not have a Government that is wasteful."
"Thank you, gentlemen, for presenting me with this proud flag."
"But we have moved steadily and impressively forward in the past three years."
"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."
"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."