And where there is no vision the people perish.

They have brought the Mariner 4 from idea to reality and have kept the vigil with it now through 2:28 days of flight.

I remain an optimist always about man and about man's future, and I have never been more optimistic than now.

I must confess that I am a little bit relieved that your photographs didn't show more signs of life out there.

It is good to finally be here with you, and this house is honored today by the presence of such distinguished company.

We are so grateful for your friendship, for your loyalty, for your cooperation in trying to solve the problems of this hemisphere and trying to be equal to the challenges of the 20th century.

Our first concern must be, and is, people.

This Order shall be effective as of July 27, 1965, and, together with the Council established by Section 1, shall terminate on January 1, 1966, or on such earlier date as may hereafter be prescribed.

Outmoded weapons must be replaced by new ones.

No Cabinet officer has worked longer, harder, with a more zestful spirit, than you.

We are ready now, as we have always been, to move from the battlefield to the conference table.

So long as I am permitted to be your President, we will continue to spend whatever is necessary to spend for the security of our people.

The results of what you have done are plainly evident in the Congress, and will leave even larger imprints in the objective scrutiny of history.

We shall continue to maintain our military forces without regard to arbitrary budget ceilings.

I do not find it easy to send the flower of our youth, our finest young men, into battle.

There Is hereby established a new 'National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems.'

That remains our policy.

I have directed Secretary Rusk and Secretary McNamara to be available immediately to the Congress to review with these committees, the appropriate congressional committees, what we plan to do in these areas.