Our immediate task is the restoration of active growth in our economy, and that goal is reflected in the projected budget deficit.

It is really a privilege and a pleasure to be in Atlanta.

No single act a President can take sets forth our national goals and our national priorities so completely and so clearly as the annual Budget Message to the Congress.

The facts of life are, in the United States, that our domestic oil production is declining, and it will continue to decline.

Together, the reductions I am proposing amount to $17 billion for fiscal year 1976.

I do not like to see deficits of this size--nor any, for that matter.

Harry, I hope you left some aspirin for me.

I do hereby proclaim that, subject to valid existing rights, the lands hereinafter described are hereby added to and made a part of the Buck Island Reef National Monument.

The more permanent program expenditure reductions are necessary if we are not to embark on a course of future spending that will be highly inflationary.

If we act imaginatively and boldly to deal with our present problems, as we acted after World War II, then this period will, in retrospect, be seen as one of the great creative moments in our history.

With profound appreciation for your presence with us today and tonight, I offer a toast to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and to you and Mrs. Wilson.

I look forward, Mr. Prime Minister, to continuing our constructive discussions tomorrow that we initiated today.

Another aspect of our common heritage is our devotion to democracy, our faith in the wisdom of people.

I hereby proclaim the week of February 2, 1975, as International Clergy Week in the United States.

My own prayer is for God's continued blessing and God's continued guidance for our country.

I ask the 94th Congress to give full consideration to the question of whether increased Federal spending--with its associated inflationary effects and implied longer-term commitments--is warranted for these programs at this time.

Americans can never forget how the very roots of our democratic political system and of our concepts of liberty and government are to be found in Britain.

Prompt action on all these measures is essential.