Unchecked aggression against free and helpless people would be a very grave threat to our own freedom here in America and would be an offense to our own conscience.

A beginning has been made, but what will the outcome be?

I feel a very special gratitude in receiving this honor today--because I think I know something of the men and women who extend it.

Even when other armies have disbanded, I hope that this one will still be on the firing line: an army whose foes are hunger and hopelessness; an army whose happy battle cry is a call to 'brighten the corner where you are.'

With a pledge to heed that good advice, and with genuinely warm appreciation, I proudly accept your award.

In that century you have proved time and again the power of a handshake, a meal, and a song.

Future progress will depend on future responsibility.

Our economy is surging.

We have pledged our elderly the right to the best treatment that medical science can provide.

The quality of our life must become as much a national issue as the quantity of our goods.

Only under the rule of law, and obedience thereto, can we rightfully claim our heritage of individual freedom.

I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby request the observance of Sunday, May 1, 1966, as Law Day in the United States of America.

I believe the public is served by competent and dedicated men in the Federal Reserve and in the Treasury and the financial agencies, fiscal agencies of the Government.

Mine is to prevent one.

I commended Mr. Swidler and Mr. Brown for the dispatch and the comprehensiveness of their report, and I want to thank them again for their prompt action this morning in connection with the Beaumont-Navasota matter.

They have not completed their study. They have not made any recommendations as yet.

No, no. He did not address himself to changing my mind, nor did I address myself to changing his.

I know that this will involve some pain and sacrifice.