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the aDlllty or congress, despite
the divisions of opinion which
characterize our nation, to act
to act wisely, vigorously and
speedily when the need arises"
Repeatedly the President
asked for congressional cooper
ation-and speed in passage of
basic legislation which Kennedy
had asked in his New Frontier
program.
This is no time for delay
it is a time for action, strong,
forward-looking action. -" he
said.
Concluding his address, he
said, 1.-THE need is here. The
need is now. | ask your help"
In the wake of Kennedy's as
sassination last Friday, Johnson
also took a strong stand against
political extremism, right or
left.
1.-The time has come for
Americans of all races and
creeds and political beliefs to
understand and respect one an
other" he said. LET us put an
end to the teaching and preach
ing of hate and evil and VIC
lence. Let us turn away from
the fanatics Of the 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 ma
tons bloodStream."
Then, in an eloquent climax
at the end of his speech, john
son quoted the lyrics from
america the Beautiful"
"On this Thanksgiving eve,"
he said, "as we gather together
to ask the Lords 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 shin
ing sea-"
Johnson consulted key mem
berS of the House and Senate
Tuesday in preparing his
speech. He was said to be
ready to issue strong reassur-
ances Of support for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) and to pledge that no
U. S. troops would be removed
from Europe.
Il am going to tell Congress
that we intend to honor the
commitments we have made at
home and abroad" he told the
governors, land ! am going to
tell them | understand my own
limitations, but | am going to
do the best | can with your
help and Gods"
Johnson received a hearty
vote Of confidence from the
stock market Tuesday.
The Senate, moved by a let
ter from the dead President,
voted Tuesday night to give
Johnson a free hand in negotiat-
ing the proposed wheat sales
to Russia. BY a vote of 81 to
IS it defeated a bill that would
have prohibited the EXport-Im-
port Bank from guaranteeing
commercial U. S. bank loans to
finance the sales.
Although Johnson did not in
tervene in the Senate battle,
Sen. John J. Sparkman, D-Ala.,
warned that passage of the bill
would hamstring the new PreSi-
dent in the exercise of his pow
ers over foreign policy matters
and amount to a "vote Of no
confidence"
To Meet Leaders
Acting quickly to lay the
groundwork for his foreign pol
icy, based on free world unity,
Johnson arranged to meet again
in early 1864 with three Allied
leaders-President Charles de
Gaulle of France, Prime Minis
ter Sir Alec Douglas HON of
Britain and new West German
Chancellor Ludwig Erhard.
The President was reported to
have told the three leaders in
talks here that the genius Of
America and the free world
lilies in our diversity and from
this diversity comes our rich
ness and our strength and our
power" Sources quoted johnson
as saying, 1--WE need have no
fear of talking candidly with
one another"
Johnson also sent word to So
Wet Premier Nikita S. Khksh-
chev, through Deputy Premier
- A ILL H.