Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06

pdt0n tax last uIgHL JoIOlOS.
My friends, all over America:
-Four years ago on election eve.
Pat and Dick, Mamie and ! were
privileged to meet in a little
meeting like this and talk
through television to the mass Of
Americans, not only those who
were gathered in the rallies of
that night, who had been sup
porting and working for our pro-
gram all through that campaign,
but Americans that happened to
be looking into their televisions
that evening. We told what we
had been doing and what we
wanted to do for the next four
years. We did that in Boston.
We wanted to go back there
tonight. But the pressures OF
business-some Of the crises in
the world today-have defeated
that ambition, and so tonight we
are meeting in much the same
kind Of little get-together, but
in the White House, instead OF
in Boston. We regret deeply we
couldn't go to Boston and stop
at Hartford on the way, as we
had planned.
Sorry TO Miss Texas
As a matter Of fact, one Of the
disappointments Of this cam
paign was that I couldn't 60 to
the State Of my birth, Texas.
had to cancel that engagement,
and on the way back I wanted to
visit two other States that had
honored me with their support
Dick and me---in 1852. That was
in Tennessee and Oklahoma.
But there the wish will just have
to be accepted for the deed--be-
cause we simply couldn't do it.
Now, in these past four years,
as I have been working here in
the White House, I have-with
others of my associates and
friends--worked out a simple set
Of principles that we try to apply
to every problem Of Government
that we meet.
Importance Of Individual
The first Of these is very sim
ple-very true; as all of you
know. And it is this: The indi-
vidual is of supreme Importance.
Now, as you apply the prin-
ciple Of individual dignity and
Importance to the problems of
Government. you find that you
have constantly a greater re-
spect in the local government.
the government that Is closer to
that individual. On top of that,
you have great confidence in the
abilities. the iniative and ener-
gies Of 1853 million people to do
the Job Of developing America.
Governments function is to
provide the climate in which
those people can work In con-
fldence and security.
Strength In Spirit
And then the next principle
that We observed is this: The
spirit Of our people Is the
strength Of our Nation.
Strength Is not Just in arms
and guns and planes. It is not
just in factories and In fertile
farms. 1t is In the heart-the
heart that venerates the heritage
we have from our. fathers-the
heritage Of freedom-of self
government. That Is the basic
strength Of America.
The next principle Is: America
does not prosper unless all Amer
leans prosper.
And so while we believe that
many groups have special prob
lens, under our principle, none
has special privileges. Everything
is settled on the basis of what
is good for all Of us-every Amer
lean man, woman and child,
whatever his station, his calling,
his religion, or his race.
Next. we believe that Govern
ment must have a heart as well
as a head. By this we mean that
Government must concern itself
In pointing the way and leading
the way to those great social
security programs, to the health
Of our people-the education Of
our people-to make certain that
all these are available - an aver
age American citizen has q right
TO expect them.
Courage and Co. Operation
And then we wrote another
statement that we call q prin-