Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Sunday, November 28, 1965, as a day of dedication and prayer, honoring the men and women of South Viet-Nam, of the United States, and of…

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows

And Larry's coming here today reminds all of us in America that the large and the small are equally the concern of their Government-and of us all.

It was about 53 years ago that I mailed my first letter from this post office.

Our old friend Jim Farley is one of several Irishmen who have served this country with great distinction as Postmaster General.

I have assured them that there are a number of more important positions that await their doing.

I am very pleased that Mrs. Gronouski and the Gronouski children could be here, in this living room in front of this aged fireplace, while we administer the oath of office to what I consider to be one of the best public servants and one of…

Larry O'Brien's new job will extend to every corner of America.

He will be an Ambassador first of peace and goodwill, whose mission is to build new bridges not just to Poland but to the people of Eastern Europe.

Our ties with Poland began two centuries ago, when Pulaski came to our shores to help us in our struggle for independence.

So, we welcome him into our Cabinet family.

Larry O'Brien will be the boss of a department that has 600,000 employees.

The future of our relations is bright with hope.

I take great pride in reading every day some of the letters from some of the boys in their teens--18, 19, 20 year olds--who are willing to leave and go into battle and give their lives in order that you can enjoy the freedom you have this…

And we are going to do our part to try to find a way to live in the world together a little better, a little closer, and, we hope, a little more peacefully.

Our task, then, is to make our cities good place to live, expensive and demanding as we realize that task is going to be.

The spirit of this land of ours must always be one, and the Government of this land must always be the servant of all the people--all of those who fill our teeming cities and all of those who live near the land in thousands and thousands…

I do not advocate and, of course, realize that we cannot return to the America that I knew when I was a boy.