So to them and to you I offer the congratulations, the admiration, and the gratitude of all the American people.

We have come here this morning to honor three young men who are tender in years but mature in action, who by their devotion, their intelligence, and their courage have demonstrated what is best about the coming generation of young…

Each of these three young men has, in Shakespeare's words, 'borne himself beyond the promise of his age, doing in the figure of a lamb, the feats of a lion.'

While others worried about the employment problems of the young, Ion Hanshus was translating his concern into an effective program of service.

David Crowe and Jeffrey Gallagher served in another way--by sudden and heroic actions, in utter disregard for their own safety.

We have come here this morning to honor a very brave American soldier.

The acts of extraordinary courage to which we pay tribute were not performed with any hope of reward.

Lt. Williams and a very small band of Americans and Vietnamese fought for 14 long hours against an enemy that outnumbered them more than five to one.

They fought, at great personal risk, for a world of peace--a world that might become, however slowly, worthy of the human spirit.

You don't know how much satisfaction I get out of seeing this lovely lady who has been by your side--this wonderful, typically American family here in the first house of the land to see you receive the award and the recognition that only a…

This system has endured--archaic, unjust, and virtually unexamined--ever since the Judiciary Act of 1789.

He stays in jail for one reason only--he stays in jail because he is poor.

I am proud now, as a major step forward, to sign the Bail Reform Act of 1966 into the law of the land.

They will return faithfully for trial.

In the words of the act, 'A man, regardless of his financial status--shall not needlessly be detained . . . when detention serves neither the ends of justice nor the public interest.'

Because of the bail system, the scales of justice have been weighted for almost two centuries not with fact, nor law, nor mercy.

If a judge is given adequate information, he, the judge, can determine that many defendants can be released without any need for money bail.

A man, regardless of his financial status--shall not needlessly be detained . . . when detention serves neither the ends of justice nor the public interest.