Our gratitude goes to Congressman Schmidhauser for introducing this legislation and working so tirelessly for its passage, and the entire Iowa delegation, both House and Senate.

Herbert Hoover was truly a remarkable man.

Ambassador Lodge and I have spent many hours together these past few weeks.

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.

The United States would never undertake the sacrifice these efforts require if its help were not wanted and requested.

Public life can be a cruel life and President Hoover experienced that cruelty.

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

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.

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

Herbert Hoover was President when I first came to Washington in 1931.

Our net loss this year is going to be nearly $2 billion on tourists abroad—almost $2 billion.

This is a time for action.

America is truly, I think, 'America the Beautiful.'

We have new resources of abundant energy that can provide the power that this will require.

I am very delighted to see so many Members of the House and many of my friends in the Senate come here this morning.

What was impossible and inconceivable yesterday is very near to reality today.

I want this Nation to lead the effort to close this gap--not in the next 50 years but in the next 5 years.

The pollution that is taking place in this country, and the effect that a few industrial plants are having on the future of our country, is absolutely disgraceful.