I have not come here tonight to ask for pleasant luxuries or for idle pleasures.

But we will not permit those who fire upon us in Vietnam to win a victory over the desires and the intentions of all the American people.

And that is what I have come here to ask of you tonight.

Time may require further sacrifices.

This Nation is mighty enough, its society is healthy enough, its people are strong enough, to pursue our goals in the rest of the world while still building a Great Society here at home.

Our people have a right to feel secure in their homes and on their streets--and that right just must be secured.

Justice means a man's hope should not be limited by the color of his skin.

I can report to you tonight what you have seen for yourselves already--in every city and countryside.

And from that belief your President summons his strength for the trials that lie ahead in the days to come.

There is hereby established the National Defense Service Medal, with suitable appurtenances.

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, Executive Order No. 10448 of April 22, 1953, entitled 'Establishing the National Defense Service…

Item 930.00 (reflecting, with modifications, Proclamation No. 3235 which effected the increased rate of duty) is deleted from the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States.

Proclamation No. 3235 is terminated.

I KNOW you are doing what you feel you must do from your personal standpoint, but I am compelled to say that you will be missed in the councils of Washington where your high purpose and great personal integrity have counted so much in the…

The provisions of this Order shall be effective as of January 1, 1966.

Does anybody know I'm here? Does anybody care?

Your friendship is one of the treasures I shall always value most devotedly.

It is essential to the national interest of the United States to finance export sales of surplus agricultural commodities to the United Arab Republic under title I of that Act.