US Presidency
1968

Legislation to encourage our returning veterans to devote themselves to careers in community service such as teaching, and being firemen, and joining our police force, and our law enforcement officials. I shall recommend programs to strengthen and finance our gunboat efforts. Fully funding all of the $ 2.18 billion poverty program that you in the Congress had just authorized in order to bring opportunity to those who have been left far behind. I shall recommend an Educational Opportunity Act to speed up our drive to break down the financial barriers that are separating our young people from college. I shall also urge the Congress to act on several other vital pending bills -especially the civil rights measures -fair jury trials, protection of Federal rights, enforcement of equal employment opportunity, and fair housing.