The heads of the executive agencies shall provide leadership in encouraging a broad and unified effort to prevent uneconomic uses and development of the Nation's flood plains and, in particular, to lessen the risk of flood losses in…

The key to resolving the problem lies, above all else, in the intelligent planning for and State and local regulation of use of lands exposed to flood hazard.

I believe that we can and must reduce these losses.

All executive agencies directly responsible for the construction of Federal buildings, structures, roads, or other facilities shall evaluate flood hazards when planning the location of new facilities and, as far as practicable, shall…

It need not continue this way.

The Federal effort to cope with the problem will be unsparing.

As may be permitted by law, the head of each executive agency shall issue appropriate rules and regulations to govern the carrying out of the provisions of Section 1 of this order by his agency.

Any requests for appropriations for Federal construction of new buildings, structures, roads, or other facilities transmitted to the Bureau of the Budget by an executive agency shall be accompanied by a statement by the head of the agency…

A Great Society cannot rest on the achievements of the past.

One of the surest ways of achieving and maintaining excellence is by self-evaluation, criticism, and improvement.

A great deal can be accomplished within the scope of existing authorities.

I am requesting the appropriate Federal agencies to study these proposals and make recommendations to me for later submission to the Congress.

These are several of the major management objectives on which I place particular importance and the ones I expect all agencies to achieve.

The administration feels that the 3.2 guidelines as interpreted by us with the flexibility that they have in cases of industries who have not had increases, and things of that nature, as of this moment is the best measuring stick that we…

There are always possibilities that the President will travel, Smitty.

I don't see any change for the worse at all.

Until we find something better, we will continue to follow it.

No, I don't think I have a thing in the world to add to what I have already said on peace.