It is the consistent, determined, and daily purpose of this Nation's leadership that the young people of our nations may live out their lives in a peaceful world.

So, on this occasion today here in the Cabinet Room, we are marking the 15th year of the award of the Young American Medals.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows—Section 1.

This is, first of all, a very tangible and valuable realization of the promise and potential of man's exploration of space.

And I would express the hope that all nations may become willing to join in such great enterprises for the good of mankind.

I expect, therefore, that the agencies of the Government will take the lead in adopting the ZIP Code system, including the presorting of quantity mailings.

We liberals have talked about that bill for many years, but this year we Democrats are going to pass it.

Congressman, I learned after I had been here only a few days that there are two kinds of horses in the Congress--the showhorses and the workhorses.

For 20 years now--20 years of trial and testing--the purpose of this Nation has never wavered for a moment.

I am enjoying this night much more than you really know.

I came here tonight not to bury the Congress, but to praise it.

We want to walk and to work at the side of mankind to help him overcome poverty and disease and ignorance and bias and fear.

What this Congress has done to meet the responsibility of educating America's youth would of itself assure its rank high in history.

So long as peril remains we shall remain prepared.

So no wonder this 89th Congress will leap into history as the most effective and the most rewarding Congress in the history of our Nation.

This 89th Congress has leadership--good, strong, wise, experienced, progressive Democratic leadership of the very highest quality.

All we want is peace and justice for all.

This Congress will be remembered by these measures--and by many more--which add to the health and the happiness and the vitality of our people as well as the prosperity of our system.