To some, this might mean our adventures in outer space. But I am speaking of exploring an unknown world at our doorstep.

This is the sea around us.

We know that beneath the sea are countless minerals and fuels which can be found and can be exploited.

We meet here today at the beginning of a new age of exploration.

Our greatest resource, really, in this conflict-our greatest support for the men who are fighting out there--is your understanding.

You are men and women who have saved your Nation certain costs.

The record that you have achieved in your part of the Government's cost reduction program, in my judgment, is without equal.

That is the kind of creative government our people demand.

So if enduring peace can ever come to Asia, all mankind will benefit.

It is a peace that can only be sustained through the durable bonds of peace.

If I would leave no other thought with you this morning than this one, I would say that every person within the sound of my voice, and every employee of the Defense Department, in uniform and out, civilian or military, can take great pride…

Further progress can be made if every individual assumes the responsibility for removing the hazards and reforming the habits which cause fires.

It is not just saving money. It is creating more resources, resources which can be used to build a better and a more decent, more developed, more just, and more rational world.

However long it takes, I want the Communists in Hanoi to know where we stand.

This is not only $400 million more than your goal, than had been expected, but it occurred at the very same time that you were building up a military force of some 350,000 in Southeast Asia, 10,000 miles away from here, and providing them…

And only firmness that is backed by power can really deter power that is backed by ambition.

Asia is now the crucial arena of striving for independence and order, and for life itself.

With all my heart I believe it is.