By the Constitution, the executive power is vested in the President.

Also we have done much to soften the effect on the communities and individuals involved.

I regret that I must return H.R. 8439 without my approval.

The bill authorizes a military construction program.

On behalf of the entire Nation, I want to thank the Vice President and his very special task force on Youth Opportunity.

We do have a serious situation in Viet-Nam.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964--guaranteeing equal employment opportunities-is a key to hope for millions of our fellow Americans.

This means that $1,360 per citizen has gone to Alaska since the earthquake.

With that key we can begin to open the gates that now enclose the ghettos of despair.

And we shall overcome, and I am enlisted for the duration.

We need your help--and I am glad that you have responded out of a sense of duty to both your country and to humanity.

We will build 50,000 planes a year.

So to you who have given your time and talents to come here, on behalf of this country I thank you.

And so long as I am your President I intend to preserve the rights of all of our citizens, and I intend to enforce the laws that protect all of our citizens--without regard to race, religion, region, or without fear or favor.

For those who have been denied equal access throughout the years to public facilities, I am proud to say that this administration has led the way in ripping down the barriers of discrimination.

But I must remind you, and all the world, this morning, that with these rights comes responsibility.

So here he is and he is going to try to reform the HEW.

And unless this work wins the day, and unless we are successful in what we are trying to do, we may all be consumed, without discrimination, by the fires of hate and bigotry.