Often you were the first to carry the Federal writ into lawless communities.

Your training, combined with your spirit and dedication, is rapidly making the Marshals Service not only the oldest, but also one of the finest Federal law enforcement agencies in the United States.

So long as this situation continues, we are not meeting the Government's very first responsibility to its citizens: the right to be secure from criminal violence.

Now the cry for freedom is not new in our Nation.

I am also pleased that, in my administration, legislation has finally been introduced to place U.S. Marshals under the civil service system.

You are one group which is successfully meeting the challenge of keeping pace.

The right to bail will no longer depend on the size of a man's wallet.

Nuclear arrangements consistent with this objective should be made within the Alliance to provide the non-nuclear Allies with an appropriate share in nuclear defense.

The successful conclusion of these negotiations is of the highest political importance.

President Johnson reaffirmed the objective of the reunification of Germany as one of the most significant goals of American foreign policy.

I want to thank you very much for your visit this morning.

I AM delighted to welcome you to the White House again on the occasion of your second national conference.

So go out from these 7,000 pulpits of the land and say a new and better day is dawning, a stronger people is developing, a more secure society is on the horizon, and we are getting excited for that Promised Land.

If a just appeal, which is fair and a just appeal which is right has an ugly sound, we may lose more than we gain.

I am dependent on you leaders to help.

But no matter how capable, no matter how dedicated, Federal law enforcement officers cannot win this fight alone.

The United States stands ready to respond to any proposals by our European allies in this area of advanced technology.

We will use the laws we have, and we will seek new laws when they are necessary and useful.