Today, I am very gratified that we are here to take a positive step, to record an achievement toward that goal.

I do not believe that such tragedy can be written off just as an 'occupational hazard.'

We are doing something about protecting them today.

But we can do better.

This bill--the Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act of 1966--is a very proud addition to this list.

A great and advanced nation just cannot allow hazards such as these to go on building up unchecked.

Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Sunday, October 9, 1966, as Leif Erikson Day; and I direct the appropriate Government officials to display the flag of the United States…

I want a special sustained Government-wide effort started immediately to improve the procurement and management of property.

This act closes a very serious gap in our national program to eliminate occupational hazards.

We have been talking about protecting them for a long, long time.

The close ties of friendship existing between our two countries make us feel the more deeply Turkey's loss.

We are all saddened at the loss of this good man, whose ideals and accomplishments we have long respected.

He was a wise and valiant leader, dedicated to the preservation of democracy and the safety of his nation and the Free World.

As commanders in chief, you and I know that it is never easy to commit men to battle.

The new billion-dollar Asian Development Bank, which has its headquarters in Manila, offers the nations of Asia a cooperative pool of resources for the giant tasks ahead.

As friends of your country, we are quite proud of the progress that you are making toward a free Pacific and toward a dynamic Asia.

Our thoughts of what we could, what we should, and what we must do to meet these problems.

Let me assure you now that we are never as mad as we actually sound.