Here !s The Complete Text Of President Johnson's Talk To Joint Session Of Congress
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WASHINGTON' a'Pl' - The
text of President Johnson's ad
dress before a joint session of
Congress.
Mr. Speaker, Mr, President,
members of the House and Sen
ale, my fellow Americans:
All I have I would have
piven pladly nrt to be standing
here today.
The greatest leader of our
time has been struck down by
the foulest deed of our time.
Today John Fitjserald Kennedy
lives on in the immortal words
and works lie left behind. He
lives on in the mind and memo
ries of mankind. He lives on in
the hearts of his countrymen.
No words are sad enough to
express our sense of kiss. No
words are strong enough to ex
press our determination to con
tinue the forward thrust of
America that lie began.
The dream of conquering the
vauiess of space the dream
of partnership across the Atlan
ticand across the Pacific as
well the dream of a Peace
Corps in less developed lands
live dream of education for
our youth the dream of jobs
for all who seek them the
dream of care for our elderly
tile dream of an all-out attack
on mental illness and above
all, the dream of equal rights
for all Americans, whatever
race or color these and other
American dreams have been vi
talized by his drive and dedi
cation. Now the ideas and ideals
which he so nobly represented
must and will he translated
into effective action.
I'nder John Kennedy's leader
ship, this nation has demon
strated that it has the courage
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to seek peace, and the fortitude
to rk ar. We have proved
that we are a good and reliable
friend to those who seek peace
and freedom. We have shown
that we can also be a formida
ble foe to those who reject the
path of peace and who seek to
impose upon us or our allies
the yoke of tyranny.
This nation will keep its com
mitments from South Viet Nam
to West Berlin. We will be un
ceasing in the search for peace:
resourceful in our pursuit of
areas of agreement even with
those with whom we differ; and
generous and loyal to those w ho
join with us in common cause.
In this age where there can
be no losers in peace and no
victors in war we must recog
nize the.obligation to match na
tional strength with national
restraint e must be prepared
have differences; but now, as
in the past, we can derive from
those differences strength, not
weakness; wisdom, not despair.
Both as a people and as a gov
ernment can unite upon a pro
gram which is wise, just and
constructive.
For 32 years, Capitol Hill has
been my home. 1 have shared
many moments of pride with
you pride in the ability of the
Congress of the United States
to act; to meet any crisis; to
distill from our differences
strong programs of national ac
tion. An assassin's bullet has
thrust upon me the awesome
burden of the presidency. I am
here today to say that I need
your help; I cannot bear this
burden alone. I need the help
of all Americans. This nation
has experienced a profound
from this nation every trace of
discrimination and oppression
based upon race or color. There
could be no greater source of
strength to this nation both at
home and abroad.
And second, no act of ours
could more fittingly continue
the work of President Kennedy
than the earliest passage of tile
tax bill for which lie fought a
bill designed to increase our na
tional income, our federal rev
enues, and our insurance
against recession. That bill, i(
passed without delay, means
more security for those now
working and more jobs f o r
those now without them.
In short, this is no time for
delay. It is a time for action
strong, forward-looking action
on the pending education bills
to help bring the light of learn
ing to every home and hamlet
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POLICY SPEECH President Joh nson addresses joint session of Congress Wednes
day. Behind him are Rep. John W. McCormack I left I, Speaker of the House, and
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Sen. Carl Hayden, president pro tempore of the Senate.
at c ; ur.d 'he same time for
both the confrontation of power
and the limitation of power
w e must be ready to defend the
national interest and to nego
tiate the common inerest. This
is the path that we shall con
inue to pursue. Those who test
our courage will find it strong
and those who seek our friend
ship will find H honorable. We
will demonstrate anew that the
strong can be just in the use of
strength and the just can be
strong in the defense of justice.
We will carry on the fight
against poverty and misery, ig
norance and disease in oilier
lands and in our own.
We will serve all of the na
tion, not one section or one sec
tor, or one group, but all
Americans. These are the Unit
ed States a united people with
unity of purpose.
Our American unity does not
depend upen unanimity. We
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shock and in this critical mo
ment it is our duty yours and
mine as the government of the
United States to do away with
uncertainly and lo show that we
arc capable of decisive action
that from the brutal loss of our
leader we w ill derive not weak
ness but strength that we can
and will act and act now.
From the chamber of repre
sentative government let all the
world know, and none misun
derstand, that 1 rededicatc this
government to the unswerving
support of the United Nations
to the honorable and deter
mined execution of our commit
ments to our allies to the
maintenance of military
strength second to none to the
defense of the strength and sta
bility of the dollar to the ex
pansion of our foreign trade
to the re-enforcement of our
programs of mutual assistance
and cooperation in Asia and Af
ricaarid to our Alliance- for
Progress in this hemispliere.
On the 20th of January, in
1961, John F. Kennedy told his
countrymen that our national
work would not be finished "ui
the first one thousand days, nor
in the life of this administra
tion, nor even perhaps in our
lifetime on this planet. But he
said let us begin."
Today in this moment of new
resolve, I would say to my fel
low Americans, let us continue.
This is our challenge not to
hesitate, not to pause, not to
turn about and linger over this
evil moment but to continue on
our course so that we may ful
fill the destiny history has set
for us. Our most immediate
tasks are here on this hill.
First, no memorial oration or
eulogy could more eloquently
honor President Kennedy's
memory than the earliest pos
sible passage of the Civil Rights
Bill for which he fought. We
have talked long enough in this
country about equal rights. We
have talked for 100 years or
more. Yes, it is lime now to
write the next chapter and to
write it in books of law.
I urge you again, as I did in
1937, and again in I960, to enact
a civil right law so that we
can move forward to eliminate
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m America strong, forward
looking action on youth em
ployment opportunities, strong
forward-looking action on tlie
ponding foreign aid bill, making
clear that we arc not forfeiting
our responsibilities to this hemi
sphere or to the world, nor
erasing executive flexibility in
the conduct of foreign affairs
and strong, forward-looking ac
tion on tlie remaining appropri
ation bills.
In this new spirit of actios
tlie Congress can expect the
full cooperation and support of
the executive branch. And in
particular I pledge that the ex
penditures of Uie government
will be administered with tlie
utmost thrift and frugality. I
will insist that the government
get a dollar's value for a dollar
spent. The government will set
an example of prudence and
economy. This does not mean
we will not meet our unfilled
needs or that we will not honor
our commitments. We will do
both.
As one who has long served
in both Houses of the Congress.
I firmly believe in the inde
pendence and integrity of the
legislative branch. I promise
you that I shall always respect
this. It is deep in the marrow
of my bones. With equal firm
ness, I believe in the capacity
and tlie ability of (lie Congress,
despite the divisions of opinion
which characterize our nation,
lo act to act wisely, vigorously
and speedily when the need
arises.
The need is here. Tlie need
is now. I ask your help.
I know we meet m grief; but
let us also meet in renewed
dedication and renewed vigor.
Let us meet in action, in tol
erance and mutual understand
ing. John Kennedy's death com
mands what his life conveyed
tliat America must move for
ward. Tlie time has come for
Americans of all races and
creeds and political beliefs to
understand and respect one an
otlior. Let us put an end to the
teaching and preaching of hate
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and evil and violence. Let us
turn away from the fanatics of
tlie far left and the far right,
from the apostles of bitterness
and bigotry, from those defiant
of law, and those who pour
venom into our nation's bloodstream.
Sympathy Wire Sent
Gust Vourchis of Klamath
Falls, who has WTiUen to and
received answers from many
heads of government throughout
the work), sent a telegram of
sympathy to Mrs. Jacqueline
Kennedy following the death of
President Kennedy.
He is also concerned because
he did not send a small piece
of Christ's cross to the presi
dent as he did to Ex-President
Dwight Eisenhower before his
trip to Geneva in July, 1933.
The small piece of wood had
been handed down for genera
tions in Vourchis' family in
Greece. According to tradition
the wood has the faculty to pro
tect tlie wearer against acci
dents and wounds.
I profoundly hope that the
tragedy and torment of these
terrible days will bind us to
gether in new fellowship, mak
ing us one people in our sorrow.
Let us here highly resolve that
John Fitzgerald Kennedy did
not live or die in vain. And
on tins Thanksgiving Eve, as
we gatlier togctlier to ask the
Lord's blessing, let us unite in
those familiar and cherished
words:
"America, America,
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good
With brotherhood
From sea to shining sea."
HKKALD AM) NEWS, Klamath Falls, Oregon Thursday, November M. 1963
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