They will come in to see me tomorrow, and I will discuss everything on the waterfront with them.

Well, the Message on the State of the Union will cover the waterfront.

Isn't it remarkable the extent to which speculation can go!

That is not in my bailiwick.

No, I haven't seen that.

It cannot be clarified.

It was in the nature of a courtesy call.

No, I can't tell you anything--only what I have seen in the paper.

The moving event of the first Christmas was the bringing forth of the first born in the stable in Bethlehem.

We have always had a deep feeling of compassion--a human sympathy for the underdog, the oppressed of all lands, for all who bear heavy burdens.

It remains today the world's best hope for peace if the world will accept its fundamental teaching that all men are brothers.

We needed the strength of giants and heroic courage to bring nature and the elements under control; to build our towns-and that is particularly true here in Independence-and to extend our frontiers.

I now light the National Community Christmas Tree on the lawn of the White House in Washington.

And good will, after all, is the very essence of Christmas: peace and friendship to men of good will.

For of all the days of the year Christmas is the family day.

The hallowed associations of Christmas draw all hearts toward home.

These are the thoughts--simple, commonplace, everyday thoughts--that we all share tonight.

It has had to be strong, too.