The mounting crime rate and the unprecedented increase in the incidence of juvenile delinquency are matters of deep concern to me and to most Americans.

The American people welcome this further demonstration of the devotion of Korea to the spirit of liberty and independence.

I want to express to you my personal gratitude.

I, Lyndon B. Johnson,President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Saturday, October 9, 1965, as Leif Erikson Day

The Commission's primary assignment is to conduct the first systematic, nationwide study of the entire spectrum of crime problems.

Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, and presiding officer of the Smithsonian Institution, hereby proclaim the occasion of the bicentennial celebration of the birth of James Smithson; and I…

I am convinced that you and your distinguished colleagues on the Commission can and will make significant contributions to this drive to devise means to eradicate lawlessness, disrespect for the law, and the causes thereof.

I sent a special message concerning these problems to the Congress on March 8, 1965, and have recommended the enactment of certain new legislation designed to combat those problems.

I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Saturday, October 9, 1965, as Leif Erikson Day;

And when he was first asked, his first and immediate answer was 'Yes, Mr. President.'

This is a very proud occasion for all of us here.

The defense of peace is the very purpose of our power, and peace for the people of Viet-Nam is the purpose of our presence in Viet-Nam.

When he died, we felt the loss of something good and something honest and something uniquely American.

He was adviser to two Presidents on Government reorganization, and he was adviser to a third one, yours truly, on other things, including Government reorganization.

Herbert Hoover was truly a remarkable man.

Ambassador Lodge and I are fully agreed on the underlying principle that in Viet-Nam we are there to help the people and their Government to help themselves.

I shall always cherish his wisdom and his insights, but most especially I shall cherish the inspiration of his character.

In Viet-Nam the credibility of our commitment everywhere is challenged.