US Presidency
1967

We should vastly expand the fight for dean air with a total attack on pollution at its sources, and because air, like water, does not respect manmade boundaries we should set up regional airsheds throughout this great land. We should continue to carry to every corner of the Nation our campaign for a beautiful America to dean up our towns, to make them more beautiful, our cities, our countryside, by creating more parks, and more seashores, and more open spaces for our children to play in, and for the generations that come after us to enjoy. We should continue to seek equality and justice for each citizen before a jury, in seeking a job, in exercising his civil rights. We should find a solution to fair housing, so that every American, regardless of color, has a decent home of his choice. We should modernize our Selective Service System. The National Commission on Selective Service will shortly submit its report. I will send you new recommendations to meet our military manpower needs.