US Presidency
1968

This year I urge the Congress to honor my request for model cities funds to rebuild the centers of American cities by granting us the full amount that you in the Congress authorized -$1 billion. The next essential is more housing- and more housing now. Surely a nation that can go to the moon can place a decent home within the reach of its families. Therefore we must call together the resources of industry and labor, to start building 300,000 housing units for low and middle income families next year that is three times more than this year. We must make it possible for thousands of families to become homeowners, not rent-payers. I propose, for the consideration of this Congress, a 10-year campaign to build 6 million new housing units for low and middle income families. Six million units in the next 10 years. We have built 530,000 the last 10 years. Better health for our children- all of our children is essential if we are to have a better America.