Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House serves as the main ceremonial avenue connecting the centers of the Legislative and Executive Branches of the United States Government.

The creation and maintenance of a strong and competitive fleet to meet these demands is a complex task requiring the best efforts of government, management, and labor.

International commerce and the ships which make it possible have contributed immeasurably to America's greatness.

In war and peace merchant ships and merchant seamen have served us well.

America, as you know, and as every citizen should know, has no purpose in space whatever except peace, and your personal contributions to this program will never be forgotten.

Well, we'll try to work that out for you in the days ahead.

Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including Chapter 15 of Title 10 of the United States…

These aggressors serve no peaceful interest, not even their own.

That is what I believe in with all of my heart.

This government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

Today, we are still the city on the hill, an example for the world.

He is the 'better angel' of our nature.

The contribution of American capital to the world's growth and prosperity has been immense.

The state of the dollar in the world today is strong--far stronger than three or four years ago.

This way of measuring our deficit does not reduce our need for further action.

The dollar is, and will remain, as good as gold, freely convertible at $35 an ounce.

But we cannot--and do not--assume that the world's willingness to hold dollars is unlimited.

Our deficit in 1964 was too large.