Since this Nation was born they have always found various ways and means and reasons to divert us and to hold down our national effort in the field of education.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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…

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

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

He is the 'better angel' of our nature.

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

Our deficit in 1964 was too large.

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

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

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

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

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