
For me, it was a passport out of poverty.
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For me, it was a passport out of poverty.

I think this is a generous thing for you to do, and very thoughtful.

I like to think sometimes that I still am.

I am happy that it seems to be on the way to a favorable solution.

Science and technology have moved so swiftly that advanced education is no longer a luxury just to be enjoyed by the child of the banker, or by the children of fortunate families.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 TJ.S.C. 631) and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as…

This order shall not apply to postmasters or rural carriers.

No one man can lead this Nation alone.

In our land and around the world, America is going to stand proudly and confidently for the pursuit of peace and progress, freedom and justice for all mankind.

On November 3d you are going to select the man whose thumb will have to touch that button if it is ever touched.

This is just no time to be thinking and talking of making social security voluntary and getting rid of it as we know it.

Under our democratic system, in less than 1 year from that day, you must decide whether I should step aside and whether I should move over, and whether you should have another leader.

They tell me--I asked Nancy Gore this afternoon--someone told me that I was running about 55-45 down here in Tennessee.

It is good to see so many old and true friends here in Memphis today.

The Bible admonishes us to 'run with patience the race that is set before us.'

Any person who left a competitive position to enter the armed forces of the United States who would meet the requirements of section 1 except for absence in the armed forces on the date of this order and who is re-employed in a competitive…

These are the stakes in this election, for you and for all Americans.

The first thing that we must do for our future, and for the world's future, is to keep the peace, and that is what I have really come here to Chattanooga to talk to you about today.