We must remember that our budgetary costs--our current out-of-pocket expenditures--do not always provide a true measure of the cost of Government activities.

Sometimes you look at things a little differently from one end of the Avenue than you do from the other.

We must seek in every feasible way to reduce the cost of carrying out governmental programs.

These guidelines are the result of long study, based on experience over the past six years since the current guidelines were issued.

A new communications era has begun.

Each of you is aware of my determination that this Administration achieve maximum effectiveness in the conduct of day-to-day operations of the Government.

Education gets more money in this budget than any other items except interest on the public debt, some $12 billion, and the Defense Department, which, as you know, exceeds $50 billion.

I am convinced that these brave Americans who serve us on many fronts today, particularly in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic, and others, are the very best men that our country has ever produced.

I have great confidence in this endeavor.

From the moment that you take your oath, your job will be to cup your hands about the flame of our Nation's genius.

They are great soldiers.

This is necessary in order to conduct the affairs of the Government on an orderly basis; to limit budgetary costs; and to maintain the Government's policy of reliance upon private enterprise.

I am going to sign this measure this morning notwithstanding the fact that it goes further than I was willing to ask for this year.

The commercial satellite service will advance to provide this new and unique telecommunications capability to other areas of the world.

We believe in America that men of thought and men of action must not be isolated.

You have not only your President's gratitude, but the gratitude of the American people for your leadership.

We are reaffirming President Roosevelt's pledge of 22 years ago.

Each of you is requested to designate an assistant secretary or other official of comparable rank to review new proposals for the agency to provide its own supplies or services before they are included in the agency's budget.