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.3 ENATOR HUBERT HUMPHREY Green 6 Shopping Center Saturday, October 24 , Hichigan

0ENATOR Hill1PHREY: Thank you very mu ch~ Governor Swainson. My good friends from th2 3tate o f , our fellow Demo­ crats, fellow cit izens, I hope you will f orgive uG f or p ushing this program along, b ut you have been waiting f or :J ome time an J we have a very tight sci.1edule L:o :J ay, a numb ·21· o: meetings in this great metr op olitan area o f this marvelous Jtate, this beautiful, enterprising State of Michican, and then (10vm to Lacrosse, ~vis~ consin. Then, t onight I g o t o visit my h ometovm of Ninneapolis, Minnesota, where vve have ou:....· traditional Democratic Bean Fee :.t , which meanG that we elect a Jemocratic P~esident every time we have one o f those: Democ: ·l!tic Bean Fee L:J. r f:..pr..:;:'..a use. )

I c ome here t oday with good heart and cood cheer anj gooJ enthusieGm. I come here t oday t o oay t o you that the people of Nichigan have a glo.cious opportunity awaiting them on November 3rd, an opportun ity t o retu:r:n t o the Un ited ..3tates Senate one of its most talen ted and gifted oons , a man thnt hac earned the respect and the admi~ati o n, not only of hio 0-mocratic colleagues in the Senate , but of those in the opposition of the Republican ranks . I haven 1 t the 3lightest doubt but v1ho.t the p eople o f this g:ceat state are going t o retur n t o the United St ates s ~~ nate their Ur.ited States Senator, Philip Hart , f or another term. (Applause.)

And , Phil, l im l ookirJ;s forward t o the opportunity of sitting up there in that presidin[; officer's chair and saying, 11 The Chair recognizes the Senator from i>1ichigan. 'J .'Jtand up there, Phil. (Applause.)

Then, on November 3Ld, you have yet ano ther great opportunity . You have the oppo rtunity to Gee t o it that he-r·e in the State of Michige.n you have ib tl'le Govenior 1 s o f f iceone thnt will work with and cooperate with the national Democratic administration . You have a frien d here, a friend of thia atate, ~ighl y regarde l and respected, in Michigan~ in \:J.:!shington, throughout the nation. He has done as much or more for the b uilding of this party in Michi­ gan than any man that I knmJ c::.n d I haven 1 t the slightest doubt but what when the votes are coun ted on ·that election day of Novem­ ber 3 ~d that the n ext governoc of t he State of Michigan w ill be Neil Staebler. ( App~_a uae.) And might I add thnt \,vith all o f -;:hese fine men, i,ve need Democratic Congresarn2n. ~e need them in every district that we can get f ·rom tl1.i3 great .:::tate. \/ie ne,:d ·-hem f::c om Billy Farnum ir: the 19th. \1l2 nee.! F1:m1k ~ierawski in the ~.Ct~l, a n d we n eed that fine lady that has ione s o much f o r your state a n d your area a n .. f or our c ountry, from the 17th. (Applauae.) And I'm aure you know that we want t o s22 this Democratic ticket backed right down the line. vJe are novJ at a p oint i n the campnisn where the Arr.e:.::icarj people must make two 1ecisions on t vm f undarnen·t:al issues. Both of tho se decisions vlill Jecide who will be the next President of the Un ited States. Let me say the first decision is whether or not vJe are going t o continue t o build on the platform of progres·J that we have developed these last 30 years of economic and s ocial progr ess for e very American, f or prog.i::ess f or our i,vo :r·ke.cs , progress f o r our fa:crners, prog:cess f or our bu sinessmen, progreGo f or our neely and our elderly, progress for our youth through education . For 30 years, the lilllerican people have hammered out a program of s ocial and economic prog:ceso that, in th2 main outline, has been accepted by b o th political parties. But now, there r ises a man who is b ut a tempo:;:\~.r y spokesman of a smc.ll f raction o f a faction o f reaction in the Republican party, a man who r2pudiates that great 30 yearn of progress, who would veto it a n d who has sai .~ ., ..

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so quite canJidly .

Let me make it quite c lG~r . Mr. Gol ~ wa ter cioes not deceive you. I admire him fo.i:: hie cando.~..- . I have sai -· a nuraber of times i:hat I knov1 this man e.nd !<:now him well . I nrn not he:c2 to cast any c:i.3pc;:csions upon hir:.1 a 3 an indivL:.' ual and ac e1 p•21..·son.

As n matter of f a c·i:, I 1:·Jill b e very L:nnk "{,·Jith you. I think he vmuld rnaka a f ine nei6hho ;;:· , but I thinl~ he would make a poor P .. 2sident. (Applaus2.)

Mr. Goldwater t ells us f~ankly that he wants to get the gow~:cnment out of the p r og TmiE of social \·Jel:Eare, of agricu lture, o f lat.or Jtan.:fa:-cds, of U..:'ban r ene~rml, of housing, o:: e ducation. H e mean s it, and i f triat 0 s ~~1at you want , you should vote for him. But if you want t o continu2 ::own th2 lines of ..;ocial and economic progreas 3tar ta ! with ~oo savel t , Franklin ~oo sevelt, ca:Li:ic;d on by T ruman, ~ o .cwarde ·-J un J. er Ei senhm.ver , .:m 1 than a dvance._ fu.c the2· under John Kennedy, C1 <1 d now un.-le ;..· tha laa dership of President Johnson -- if you want to keep that, vote f or Presi lan t Johnson . (Applause.)

Then, might I add this, t he second issue . The secon j issue is "t<7hether or not the /.illl2.t·ican people vdoh 'i:o ·repudiate the stanclarda an J the basis of our bipartisan :E o:-cei3n policy which is de3igned for our security e nd f or the p2ace of tlte worl J. W2 have patien tly constr uct ed this p o licy ove ~ many years , anJ ~ight here in this state, a great statesman of the opposition party, o f the legitimcte opposition party, A..::thur Vandenburg, helped b uili that foreign policy .

He vmrked with Har:;:y Trum.::m and Harry T ._· uroan worked 1r1ith him, just exactly es Lyndon Johns on vm rked with Dwight Eisenhower and Dwight Eisenhower vvorked 't'li'ith hirn 5 an ! juct exnc·cly, may I add, a.:; men like Senator Saltonstall o f Mas.;achusetts have \'JOrked with John Kennedy, an ..~. othe.co, like Senator Aiken of Vermont, have worked with President Johns on .

~:,7e have built togethe2· ~ not a.; Repu.olicans, not as Democ:cats, but as Americans. He hnve c:cc;ated a great bul vJe.. Tk of f:r·ee lorn s a great f oreign policy, e p r ogram of notional aecur ity anj natioLal strength. lJe have constructe] allian ces.

Today, we celebrate Un ited Nations' ~ ay. Fe have; strengthens , the !Joite d Nations. vle s uppo·rt the Un ite -: Nations. This is a part of the general secur ity structure of this land . Yet, my fellow M:l e ::. .-ica ns, ther e otnnd ::; before us, seeking the high office of Presi -=: ent, someone v-1ho r epudintes it a l l , :::wrneone who say3 11 no 1 more bipa·rtisanship!i , someone who says 'lno Un ited Nations' , someone v-1ho says we ought to get out of the Un ited Nations.

That man is the temporary spokesmnn of the Repub lican party. Now, if you want to Jestroy our alliancas, i f you want t o rep u ~ i­ ate ou:c foreign policy, if you want to pu·:: h.ma.cica alone in tha world a3ainst all others, if you -v.rant to ~·J e akerJ the Unite J Nations, i;f you want to see it scrappGc'l , you cnn ::1. o i i: nn6 you can rJe.ke t.L1at decLiion . Because I uill say t ilat 3.:;natoT Gol dwat~r hao given us a choice.

He is frank ani he is honest. He brio sail this is your choice.- If you want thnt, vote for Senat or GolJwater.

But, if you want t o Gt ~ engthen the U.N . , if you want t o work for peace, if you want to see the P 3ace Corps a dvance, t ha food for peace prog.:·3r,1 ua .1 8 ~ven Dore 2f fectiv2, if you wan t to see Gome curbing of the a~8J r ace, i~ you want to continue the nuc~ea r test ban trea ty, if you want to ~ uil rl our alliances an ~ our ot·rc;n:5th, if you vmr.t to sustain the policy of this country for peace and progress, I say wei3h : this carefully nnd I say t o Green 8 - page 3 thLJ auci. i ence -- young and old alike -- you ' d better vote for the Democ .ratic nor.1inee. You had better vote for President Johnson - ~ and I might add, for Hube :r:·t Humphr.ay, too. Now, I leave you with this word . November 3rd is election :Jay, but more importantly, it is citizenship day. It's a j ay may I have the attention of our young frien ci s f or a moment? Every boy and girl in thi:; audience, this day is your day an:l maybe, in many ways, it ought to be dedicnted to the chil.iren of 1-..r.~e :r ica, because on that day, ~!i/e are going '·o dete:cmine whether you hav-e a future or not . vJe are going to .:: eterrain.c the issues of peace and war, of pr ogreso an3 reaction . And I ask every boy and 3irl in this audience to be a committee of one, a sentinel, a guardian of Democracy.

In fact, I commission you from this p latf~rm in your home to see to it that your mother and your father and your brother or your sister , age 21 or oveJ:·, any relative or f:ciend that you nave, any member of you:c family, you young people here prove to the v1orld and to A111erica that you love your count:,:y evan as much o:r mo r e than your a lult seniorc. Pr ove it by aeeinJ to it that mother an l dad vote; prove it by seeing to i t that America turns out an oven;rhelming vote on election day. (Applause.) Nov1, r.Jy friends, vle raust go on to the next meeting. I leave you an ~ thank you 90 much for corning to us. Help us November 3rJ. Help Lyndon Johnson, Neil Staebler; help Philip Hart, and the Democratic ticket.

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J ENLTO!l HUBEUT Hill.fPl-rlZY Ta y l o:rtor,m ::;hopping Cent2:c 0etr oit, Michigan Saturday, Octobsr 24

::ZNATOTI. I-IUM'PHREY: I gather t hat th2r2 is n .;:eal spi:rit ~1e1:e from the H2n r y Ford Cornounity College, ic that r ight ~ (/ pplause .)

I t~1ank th-e youn,s f olks here of the b.::m .-_~ of Ta ylo·rtown Center. ~iJ e thank you v.:·:.ry, ve1:y much. I un i erstand th2.·;: youv.on your hor.le­ comine; gat:1e , is that ri;::;ht? (/l.pplause.) vJell, r:ow, you know, I 1 r11 in very bad shape today because the Univeroit y of Michigan is play ing the Un ive:c::: i·ty o2 Minnesota, an .: 1 ·'- 1 ·l·o LL"8• !:1"'~u-·; L. --: ~ .·~L~~-{mo Q::>CO"'P ~- ~·'"=~~wa u ~""_V ~ ~-Lr"o--~ o ·L'=o ·r M·lc~~ n-1r;·"'I"'~bu·•• (!.~~P p1aU'"'<>)_ ~-·

I t~ough t you 1 a n lso like ·to know ·::hat Michigan '3tate is v1inning over No :c thweste:,::n. The half-tir.Je sco·re was 17 to nothing.

But, then, I think you -c·JOuld like to lcnml that the full~time score on NoverJb er 3rci is ~oin g to be an oveJ:.wheln1ing Dr:;mocratic victory. ( b.pi..~la use . )

Lill ~ that 1oesn 1 t mean just a victory for our Pr esi lent. It rJeans n victory for your Cor:gressman l ere~ you _;_· candidate for CongreoG , Bill Fu.cd , -.;'lho is going to win . (I..pplnuse.)

1 And I Qight add, since I Q close to it, it meana a victory for John )ingle over in ·::he 6th Dist ri ct~ too. (i'. .pplause.)

1 l1r. :an field , I rJ ao ver y pleased to b e here in yom:· •)istrict an.J I 1 o d 2lighted that I ~1nve the opportunity ·::o ~omplete your day of catJpaigning here in Nichigan r i ght here in Taylortov·m. It 1 s a wonderful day that v1e have had. I have b een traveling today with our good friend, your Senator -- whom you are going to re-elect -- Philip Hart . (Applause.)

I have also ha J t he good fo~ctune once again to be on the caDpaign t:cail with the gentltuan that I know is going to be the next Governo·r of the State of Hichigan, anc that' G your· own Nei1. Stae~ler . (!~.ppl ause.)

l~nd just as you a r e going to elect a governor, may I suggest you 8lect a Deraocr atic l ieutenant-gover nor , Bob uerangowski, who is on our ballot, too .

Juot go right dm·m the l ine an C: elect t hat Der.. 1oc r atic ticket.

! vmnt to pay t:t·i'i.J ute t o the Siste:;:·s fror..1 3aint Pascal' s Pc.1·ish, who I notice are here. (i.~.pplc2use.)

I 1vant t c let our y ;unG ) e•Jple knmv he w· ::mch vie a:):)reciate their attem1ance ancl their J resence in these neetinc;s . I n ::.• ticeL1 -- I hearc,_ o. voice r:;ut there, wny back -- far, fnr back -- tha t in·i.icatec1 that this :::xr r s ·.ml is still carryinG one uf tlnse banners of the can :..~ i C'.n. te of the J ast, the candL l.ate r) f Never-Never Lam1. I want all r:ry y:;unc friencl.s here t o ~J e chari to.ble t o these p e G~)le. Just be charitable t o then because they only cone here f 0r one purJose. They cone here only t o repent f or their llOli ticnl inequities . (I.pplause . )

Nm·T, ladies nnc1 c;entlenen, nny I just su::;c;est that when they SUGGest that "We ,.;n.nt Barry", vie never know vlhether it's stray-Barry or rns:)-Barry . !J.1 c.~ these poor souls (~o n ' t know thnt Barry-pickinc tine is over by Nc venber 3rC. . ( !.pplause . )

It's a. c reat dny, isn't it? Dcn't you like this d~y? (f0plause . )

How r:m.ny peo1Jle here feel like Denocr o.ts? S~y r:ye . (:,pplnuse. ) How r.m.ny :)eople feel sick an-1 tirec.l '? Say "Gol lvmter" . ( GG!lchlo.ter.)

vlell, I just thouc;ht I woul ~,_ test you ·..; ut. The reason I J i cl. that is every tine wA 'lei'.r the cnncl_il~ate of the '):)position, he says, "We're sick aml. tireC. . "

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Now, just a few lJonents of serious visitin3 with you. We are in one of the ne;ver connuni ties of this c; rent c r o1vinc; State of Michic;nn. These corn:mni ties have nnny, r_:.nny opportunities nhen.Ll , and ind.eec:_ , many ch[tllen::.; es. /.n::l I can think of no area of .Anericn that neecls closer cooperation ;lith c;o vernnent nne,_ the people than those cor:rr.:.uni ties that are what ive nic;ht say c rowinc; , that a re on the Uj_)WD.r c.l surc;e -- new hones, new businesses, new schools. I think the choice that we have before us these next few J ays is one ~ f whether or not l 1ve ;vo..nt t o have an /,nericn that noves aheacl , that neets the chnllences of j t onorrm1, J r whether we wish to have an inerican nncl. n e; o verm:~ ent in this country that l ooks backwards n.nL- fails t o appreciate the Ol}i.)Ortuni.ties. of .. t to clay and t01:1orro;.r.

I We have · sooe very serious clecisions t o nn.lce . Every election cm1paic;n is / fillecl with a certain o.mount of tunul t aml every election i s filled ~Vi th a certain o..r.1ount of :;ointinG with pricl_e o.ncl vieY!inc vri th n.lo.rn . But I c1o think that after we settle -.l_:::n.m nnQ quit chnntinc; the nonsense ancl start to think about the real ~roblens an~ the real chnllenees, then we un~erstan u how ter­ ribly important it is that we r::1.a.ke a sensible uecision on Nover,1ber 3rd. . . ( f,pplause. )

The two c reat issues before us , or questions, are first, do we .wJ.nt t o con­ tinue the :_') rocress that we have 171a cle over these 30 years, or clo we 1vo.nt t o turn back the clock nn2. revert back to a ·l ay '\·Then 13overnnent showed little or no interest in the people ancl there wa s no real partnershi:J in the peoj_Jle, with the people, when there was no real effort naQe t o coor dinate the c;reo.t institutions of our c;overnnent f or public betternent.

I believe that the issue is do we 111nnt to buil.:.l the social and. econonic proc; ress that this country has deDCJnstrated since the clays of the 3reat depression? That social an~ econonic pr oc;ress has bePn supported not just 1 by the Der:nrrn t.i c party, but it has beP-n sn::.•lY>l.· l.e,- . by the wise an._,_ the 1 ':::Pn.si.hl P: J P.nJ P.:rRhi.ll •>i' t-. h~ RP:mbl:i cnn Dn.-r.ty.

We now have, however, a can ~.lh1a te on the Rep,JhliJ'n.n -t-,iC'ket. .:ho :reDudio.tP.s that proc;ress, who woulc1. turn it tJack, who says that he cloes not feel tho.t the c;overnnent of your nation -- you see, that"s what 1 s wronc with their party ric;ht there. (~pplause.)

You know, every tine that party boos . like tha t, we cain another thousand. votes . (~pplause . )

The fll.lerican people clon 1 t like people with bacl nanners or boo inc . They like nice people, happy people.

'Hell, now that we have c;otten riel_ of the boo-ers, l·le 1 11 co ~.1o wn now for the cheer-ers . (~pplause . )

The J'.nerico.n people vmnt to see this country c row anc.l_ expancl . The l..merico.n people '\Tant to see their c;o verm:~ ent fulfil its lec;i tinate role in that process of c rmvth anc1 ex:)ansion .

The :.r:1erican ;,J eople believe··l fr01;1 the tine of J,brahm:-~ Lincoln -- yes, fron the time of the inception :-jf this Re public -- that there is a reSi_)onsibili ty of the Fec.,_eral c;overn;:1ent anc1 the state c overnnent to e:,_ucation, that there is n responsibility to heli)rJake our econor.w a stronc er an ~,_ a better econm zy-.

I can say to this audience vlithout any fear of successful contra~iction that in the last four years, this econony has c r om1 nore rapi c1ly ancl there are nore jobs and c reater prosperity and c reater ~J rofi ts anc1 better wa0es than any time in the history of the J\nericnn ReiJublic, anc1 we oucht to keep those cains, not lose then . (hpplause.)

LarUes an ~,_ 3entl Den, as i n'j?orta.nt as the issues are of economc c rowth, ns i nportant as the issues o.re of social security and education, all of these natters take a secomlary i mpo rtance to the ontter of our security, to the ontter of peace in this world . Tuylortown - 3 l .ncl us 1ve view the world situation t o,l..o.y, we can't help but be concerned about the ~ays nhec~. l.n~ I believe that it's fair to say that the strencth of J'\rlericu is not the result of either a Denocrut or a Re:;?ublicun, but r uther the result of a collective effort between Denocruts unr"!. Republicans . vle have built n c;reut bi:;?o.rtisun foreic;n policy. We have had nen of both j?oli tical j?arties that have helped builc.:. the strenc;th of this nation's mili tartly. We ha.ve ha,"!. nen of both political parties that have sui:ported the United Nations, and to ~a.y is United Na.tions Day, nne the United Nations is an instrunent of strenc;th un:1 of lJeuce for the peo:;_:>le that want a peace­ ful world . ( l~plause .)

It was this ::;rent bij?nrtisanship that ha.d the support of the lute Senator J'\rthur ~·vnn

.l'..n d now has the support of President Lyndon Johnson . (1\pylnuse .)

'i{e lvant to nuke sure that this creut ci turlel of bij_Jurtisnnship in support of l.nerican security and. l ..nericnn f oreicn "J.)Olicy is not lost . l .n.Q yet, the canc.lidate on the op~Jos i tion ticket -- ~Vho l:.o es not really represent the najority of his party -- that canci Jnte to ~ay repudiates the Unite ~ Nations, repudiates bipurtisnnship, repudiates every bit of the structure of national bipartisanship that has ~uilt our forei~n policy.

So , the questicn before f.r:1ericans on November 3rc1 is rlo you 1-Tnnt to builcl on the solid foundation of 30 years of social anG economic proGress? If you c.:.o, you 1-1ill vote for lifnclon Johnson as PresiJ.ent of the United States . (1\.pplause .)

The second question is c.lo you 1mnt to continue unJ to ~uil c.l upon that solid rock of bipartisanship i:!J. for ic;n p.:Jlicy and national security? If you rlo , you vdll vote for Lyndon Johnson as President of the United Stutes . (hpplnuse.)

1\.nd if you .want to see that Hichicnn works 1vi th the nation, if you -vrunt to make sure that Michican r:J.ukes its co:otribution to this c;reut effort of a better l~erica uncl a. nore peaceful world, you will re- elect Philip Hurt to the . (Lppluuse .)

1\.n

1\.n C.. you will see to it that you make as Governor of this state one who can work with a Denn cratic Ldministrutic n, one who will work vdth President Johnson and n Democratic ConGress, Neil Staebler . (1\.ppl a.use .)

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Senator Hubert H. Humphrey

Detroit, Michigan

October 23, 1964

The events of recent days--the shake-up in the

Kremlin leadership, the detonation of a nuclear device by Communist China, the change in government in Great

Britain, remind us once again of the highly changeable nature of the world in which we live.

The events which occurred in the Communist world remind us once again of the delicate balance of world peace.

Such events impress upon us once again the need for responsibility in the exercise of Presidential power.

Fortunately, we have a President who has the wisdom to understand these international changes, a President with

the skill and vision necessary to preserve world peace. - 2 -

Of prime importance in preserving this delicate balance of peace is the maintenance in this country of the bipartisan tradition in foreign policy. The tradition followed by four Presidents--Truman, Eisenhower,

Kennedy and Johnson. Under this tradition, both political parties have given their support to the Marshall Plan,

the to NATO, to the United Nations, to/foreign aid program, to the Alliance for Progress, and to creative programs like the Peace Corps and Food for Peace. They have supported attempts to build bridges of hope to the oppressed people of the communist nations, and attempts to reach realistic agreements to tame the atom before it maims us.

During the past four years we have consistently acted in accordance with these bipartisan guidelines.

What are the results of our conduct of foreign policy for the past four years? I will - 3 - briefly sketch out the broad outlines:

••• We have greatly widened the gap between u.s. and Soviet strategic military power •

••• We have responded with power, restraint and precision to each Communist probe of our will and intentions in Cuba, in Berlin, in Vietnam and in the Gulf of Tonkin •

••• We have vastly widened the massive economic superiority of the u.s. and the Western world over the Communist world •

••• We have diminshed the danger of nuclear war through misunderstanding by the establishment of the hot line between Washington and Moscow •

••• We have taken the first step in history toward the control of nuclear weapons and the end of atmospheric poisoning through achieving the

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••• We have worked with our neighbors of this

Hemisphere in the creation of an historic new partnership -- the Alliance f or Progress -- and we have attained with them -- the isolation, quaran- tine, and exclusion of Communist Cuba from the Inter-

Arn.erican community.

Finally, we have witnessed -- and treated with care and prudence -- one of the greatest cataclysmic changes of modern history -- a change that aids the cause of freedom -- the disruption and fragmentation of the Sino-Soviet empire.

This is our record for the past four years. It is a record of solid progress -- our Allies know it, our adversaries know it, and the American people know it.

No rational, responsible leadership can promise , .

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us speedy escape from world problems which demanded

prolonged effort for solution. All that can be

honestly promised is what President Johnson has ' ~f given us; unremitting , constructive~ -- with

hopeful advances and with the peace preserved, but

with continued need for vigilance and dedication.

President Johnson, like Presidents Kennedy,

Eisenhower, and Truman , before him, realizes that we

are living in a new era, an era unique in human

history . Since that day at Alamagordo when man

acquired the power to obliterate himself from the

face of the earth, war has worn a new face . And the

vision of it has sobered all responsible leaders and

demanded of them a higher order of responsibility.

In the nuclear age , the deliberate initiation

of full-scale war as an instrument of national policy

has become an absurdity. Originally a means to - 6 - protect national interests, war today can assure the death of a nation. Although we will continue to repel all intimidation, we shall continue to realize that the use of nuclear ultimatum should f0 ~ play no part in t)t It om conduct of affairs with other A nations .

My pledge to you is that this Administration will always seek to blunt the conflicts which may lead to war , not to escalate them. We shall always strive to avoid a position in regards to the Soviet

Union which will leave no choice but surrender or nuclear war .

In the nuclear age , we must not let ourselves surrender to panic and desperation. We must have a vision of the future which foresees a world in which nuclear war is not inevitable, in which both the - 7 - peace and our freedom will be preserved.

President Johnson , like President Kennedy before him, has such a vision.

When I was in Washington recently, I noticed that the wooden stands for next January's Presi­ dential Inaurguration are now being construct ~ in front of the Capitol building . Four years ago, we all watched President Kennedy accept the torch of leadership and commit his Administration to a vision of preserving both the peace and our f reedom .

Although his own life was brutally extinguished, the torch he bore burns on in the programs and ideals which his successor carries on.

America must never witness the extinction of the torch of our world leadership by the bitter whirlwind of nuclear holocaust . - 8 -

In this time of true national testing , let us remember the message o f the Scriptures without vision, the people perish. Let us hold fast to our vision of Am.erica and of the need for world peace.

I f we work with diligence and act with wisdom, this glorious American vision -- conceived in hope - - forged in battle -- tested in adversity -- shall not perish from the earth.

## # The events of recent days--the shake-up in the Kremlin leadership , the detonation of a nuclear device by Communist China, the change in government in Great Britam, remind us once again of the highly changeable nature of the world in which we live. The events §t which occured in the Communist vr uri/ world remind us once again of the delicate balance of peace~

that this balance is especially~iffte•lt. delicate in of..,th:e ·,:Q;a;-ld, and :t;he ~avuuHjotbowtwaswMxpx. ae:i:gfi:t;erted neea 'be times of great international change. Such cha~ impress upon us once ~eJt;t;4:!N:le-&\iP-~liEieB~~es *e JRaiBW.~;t;l:t ~Me· i1t a i;ime ef again the need for responsibility in the exerc:i.£4..-of Presidential power.

Fortunately, we now have a President who has the wisdom to understand these

V1$ ~c'? ~ international changes and ::tB:lm the skill and pet;rt ee necessary to preserve the balance of world peace.

' ' ~ ,_,t$tt ~'tel (If prime importance :ia mai.lf&i!ni.n~ this delicate balance of peace is the maintenance in this country of the bi-partisan tradition in foreign policy, a tradition which characterized the approach of four Presidents--

Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson. He must continue to give unswerving support to the United Nations, to sensible prpgrams of foreign aid such o<9c/ as the Alliance for Progress~ to creative programs like the Peace Corps and Food for peace# ~must continue to build bridges of hope to the oppressed people of the Communist nations, and to attempt to reach realistic agreements to tame the atom before it maims us.

I C) ~t f '~ t~ c~ore/.,( ~ During the past four years we have continue~ great bi-parti/n

guidelines. 1/hatxloa. :1... "i'~ eortduct o;hor:;t;~"'

for the past four years1 I will briefly sketch out the broad outlines:

••• We have greatly widened the gap between tr.s. and Soviet strategic militacy

power.

_We have ail:x:tta:nndali!•twat responded with power, restraint and precision to

each Communist probe of our will and intentions---in Cuba, in Berlin, in Vietnam

and in the Gulf of Tonkin •

We have vastly widened tk~~mdaa~~xti~~DD~~ the massive economic

superiority of the u.s. and the Western world over the Communist wo~

WP. have diminshed the danger of nuclear war through misunderstanding by the

establishment of the hot line between Washington and Moscow.

We have taken the first step in history twoard the control of nuclear weapons the and the end of atmopsheric poisdning through achieving I test-ban treaty.

WP have worked with our neigh~bpts of this H~sphere in the creation of

an historic new partnershiP---the Alliance for Progress---and we have attained

with them--the isolation, quarantine, and exclusion of Communist Cuba from

the Inter-American community. Finally, we have witnessed ---and treated with care and prudence---

on¥ of the greatest cataclysmic changes of modern history---a change that

aids the cause of freedom---the disruption and fragmentation of the~in~Soviet

empire .

is our record for the past four years . It is a record of

solid progress--our Allies know it, our aaversaries now it, and the American

people know it.

No rational, responsible leadership can promise us speed}escape from

~v~~ problems which demanded pDolonged effort for solution. All that can be

honestly promised is what President Johnson has given us; unremitting,

constructive work---with hopeful advances and with the peace preserved, but

with continued need for vigilance and dedication.

Eresident Johnson, like Presidents Kennedy, Eisvnkhwer, and Truman, before

him, realizes that we are liking in a new era, an era~ unique in

human history. Since that day at Alams.gordo when man acquired t he power to

obliterate himself from the face of the earh9, war bas worn a new face . And

respons~ble ~ the vision of it has sobered all ~ leaders and demande~f them a

higher order of responsibility.

In the nuclear age, the deliberate initiation of full-scale war as an instrument of national policy has become an absurdity. 6riggnally a means to protect national interests, war today can assure the death of a nation.

Although we will u continue to repel all intimidation, we shall continue to realize that the the use of nuclear ultimatum should play no part in our own donduct of affairs with other nations.

1'V pledge to you is that this Administration 'Will always seek to blunt

them. We shall ~ the conflicts which may lead to war, not to escalate

always strive to avoid a posJition xm in regards to the Soviet Union which

will leave no choice but surrender or nuclear war.

In the nuclear age, we must not let ourselves surrender to panic

and desperation. We must have a vision of the future which foresees a wori~

and our in which RUclear war is not inevitable,, in which :tio1. both the peace

freedom will be preserved.

him, has such President K&wwwwJ~ Johnson, like President Kennedy before

a vision. {

When I was in ~shington,recently, I noticed that

~·wxtsia•Nic •PctW•xfMcit for next January's Presidential Inauguration

XBZB are now being eonstructed in front of the Capitol building. Four years

ago, we all watched President Kennedy acc:ept the torch of leadership and

commit his Administration to a vision of preserving both the peace and our

freedom. Although his own life was brutally extinguishe9- the toreh he

bore burns on in the programs and ideals which his successor carries on.

America must never witness the extinction of the torch of

our world leadership by the bitt er whirlwind of nuclear holocaust.

In this time of true national testing, let us remember the message

of the Scriptures---without vision, the people perish. Let us hold fast

~to our vision of American and of the need for world peace.

If we work with dilligence and act with wisdom, this glorious American

vision---conceived in hope---forged in battle---tested in adversity---shall

not perish from the earth...... t

SENnTOR HUBERT HUMPHREY

T. V. Tapi nc - \:.lYZ Detroit, Michigan Snturc:'..ay, Oct,;Ler 24, 1964

nt this time, I thinl-.: I ou;:;ht t o jus t say t y ou tha t I aD -::1elightec-:. .

THE /~lliOUNCER : The participants ure Senator Hart, ConGressuan Staebler, Bob Perrin, ancl our boy, Huuphrey .

MR. PERRIN: Gentlee:en, here are s oi:1e c f the questions that have cor.1e into rather sharp f ocus in the closinG 'nys of the car.1paign . Sennt or Huuphrey, 1-.re l7o ulJ like t o sta rt with you .

The cr nr.1n tic Horl(1 events of the past f e1v weeks in Mc scm,r, China and elsewhere have cnusel1 the f,De ricnn people ne1~ concern over the Lasic issue of v1ar and peace . Hhy cJ.o you f eel you and President Johnson are bett er equipped to r:1eet these chnllenr;e s than Senator GoLh-1ater anc1 his runnin ~ i~ J ate?

SEIT!'.TOR HUMPHREY: I '~ ul d say tho. t 1ve surely live in very perilous c1ays and with the changes that have ta.ken place in the political structure in the Soviet Union, changes that yet may have further •.:!.evelopr,Jents, anc1 1vi th CoD- 8Unist Chica c'.etonntin..::; n nuclear c":.evice, all of this throws the world situation into sonewhat of a turnoil nnd. , at least, sone unprec'.ictnbili ty. I ~elieve that President Johnson is rmch better equippe l1 to ueet these situations, primarily l.leca.use he f ollmvs nne. ndhers t o o.n establishe,.:;_ bi­ partisan rc ~:ei g n policy that has been crecli ted out of the 1:1inds of not just Demo crats but Demo crats and Republicans.

AB a r.1a.tter of fact, now that I mention it, it was richt here in this state--that one of the great .r:le!l o.f our time cQ.J;o; e and contri.buted so .Eruch to this bipartisan f oreign policy, the late · f~thur Vandenburg . ifuen we faced the · -..Cor.mnmj..s.t ruenace in Greece and 'lurkey, in the perioc1 of President· Truman 1 s presidency, it was President . .Tru man anu /a-thur Vandenburg who j oined hancls to meet that situation .

From thnt day t o this very hour, through the a drainistrations of Presiclent Eisenhower, .President Kennedy and President . Johnson, we have had a bipartisan support that is n basic understandi~ ,'.) f the two 0reat political parties as· to the· ·nnture of ·our f oreie;n p olicy, how it would develop, how it woulJ be applied, and .also as to our t otal .national securi.ty policy.

President Johnson is ·n part of tha t creat pr osrar1. He supported ?resi­ . dent Eisenhower in f oreicn p olicy, a s Hubert HuDphrey ~~ i c1 , and as Philip A. Ha ::: t J.i cl , nnd vre put our country above any party consideration. There oucht not t o be renl. party positions on r.1atters of international security.

So I say tbat. President Johnson is equipped by knowleclGe, by background and. . experi.ence, and by temperanent his rationale ntti tude, his willint;ness t o pause and wa it, and see 11hnt t o do with these developl!Jents, He hns the. C0nfi­ dence and the trust of our a.llies . This is very, very i mpo rtant~ He is no t i mpetuous or irresponsible. The whole theme of President Johnson"s life, as ...Senator, Vice President, nnd ?resident, has been one of rssponsibility, c f try­ ing to act, not as an opposition or not merely as an a dvocate, but ns a ... responsible public. servant.

In this· day and nc;e) 1vhere you have these fantastic developnents in unpre­ dictable matters, I think you nee ..1 a 1:1nn that is 1vise nnd p rudent, that is not only briGht but also hns s o;;1e 1-Jis cJ.on with it, am1 that has a sense of calr.1 and a .sense of -perception of whnt is ._.;o inc; on .

I rec; ret t o say tha t the opposition) Mr. Gol dwater, has not Qenonstrnted he bad those qualities . It 1 s n ot just Hubert Hw,Jphrey 1-1ho says this .

Gentlet:ten, there i s a NeH York Herald Tribune editorial -- a Republican ne'\·lSpape-r -- that I think 1vns mo st c1e t.:onstrati ve of what I at:J sayinc . It saicl that in sum -- l ookin[s a t the t otal picture -- Sena t or Gol dwater lacks nn under­ standing of the 1~o rl d in 1-~hich we live, ha s c; iven the i nage of beirl£3 iE ~J.) etuo us and irresponsi ble · and tries t o finc.l simple ans-v;ers t o very coraplicntecl pr obleEJS.. :r . ::~ n rmly paraphrasinc the e ditorial .

I ' -h • .. ' _ : P ·: h- · -" ~ - 1 r'l +,n. k"· .q 1 nolc at t hP " ,' ..:. ... _ · ·-) n.l in T.i . t'P. t l .o p rl i +.n r iu.l iri 3ntw: llay 1venin;.:s Fost, ~n e New Y-v ... l_ TT · nl rl rr-J.. bune, the editorials that have cone fron the Knis ht papers, fro;:1 the Scripps-Hm·mrd papers, and others, you ·Hill begin t o see tho. t these traditional RepulJlican­ oriented ne1vspapers and their ecli t orial policies have co1::te to President Johnson pril..arily becal.J.se he is a u1o re responsible voice, a !!!O re responsi ule and prudent and cautious nan in a reas of foreign policy.

In reference t o ~ro ur qucsti () n, s ir, that's v1hy I believe i4e neerl President Johns ~ n as ?resident of the United States .

NR . PERRIN: ;C o n c; ress ~:nn Staebler, here is one for you.

Hichiean' s pr osperity is up , uneraployrnent is down . Hhy should 1<1e chanc;e c;overnors?

CONGRES_;.Mf.N STf.EBLER: The present Governor has played dmm the influence of national p:coc;rams on Michigan's prosperity . 85 per cent of the cars we !::take, Senator, in Michic;an, are s ol d in other sta tes . But that is only part of what he's has been boasting about . He has boasted that he has changed Michigan frou a b:J.nkrupt s tate t o a solvent state, i c~ no rinc; the fact that j t was a set of nuisance taxes passer1 in the pr evious a c1ninistration that accomplishecl that .

NoH he has been exhibitinc wagnificent showmanship in Michisan, but not r.ru.ch leadership . Ti·1o of the serious f ailures of leadership , for instance, oc­ curred in the field of :-_· ::;c2.l refor m and in the field of help f or our senior citizens in their pr operty taxes, but these are only part of his failures.

The greatest failures have been the failure t o pay attention to Michigan's needs . Michican needs L'10 re school aid, state school aid. lJe neeLl mo re attention t o the dr op-out problem. Our juvenile delinquency has sotten out of hand . 1lnd our mental health pr oc;r am has practically stalled.

He need conmuni ty tlental health pr oc;r mns, anc1 1ve are not c;etting ther.1 at 'lnythinG like the rate 1-1e ouc;ht t o have. So , ivhat I am sum~estin~ is a program of action .

First of al.:i.., sc:10ol aid . ~~he c;overnor has put a lot of mo ney into a building proc;rar.1 that ou c;ht t o c;o into the operation of our schools . That i·lill help the schools . It can c;ive us a chance t o a ttack the drop-out problem, to keep property t axes fror.1 rising . 1rle can r oll back the property taxes for our senior citizens .

He need , in addition to that, to speed up our nental health proc;rau1 . \k need to pass an aquitable labor lec islation. Our farmers have been totally neglected. ~1ey have several i mpo rtant things they want done in the state -­ a unified dairy inspection anc'.. 1;1eat inspection .

He need an office of st::all business t o help ::mr Sii~all businessmen in the Departi:lent of Ecoaonic Developnent.

vlhat vle need in Michigan is no t the shmvmanship, not this era of boastinc; of s reat accomplish r.~ents. \-!e neec.l. action and we are not getting it . That's 1vhy v1e need a ne1v c;overnor .

SENf.TOR HUMPHREY : 1\'eil, if it's aGreeable, can I just c on11;1ent in here for a r.1inute? Because you have sa i ll v7hat you need is action and not sho¥1lilanship .

You have also indicated the relevance or the relationship bet11een \J hat is happeninc; here in Michic;an and a t the national level. I think those are very pertinent observa tions . The fact is that you may recall back in 1960, our country v1as in its thirrl recession of that eis ht-year period . That recession 11as takin a bi c; t oll in une nplo~1e.1t, in revenues, in loss of income, in j obs . Industrial c apacity Has clmm ; unused. capacity - - about 10 or 15 per cent of our t otal capacity l;einc; unused .

Then President Kennedy car::e in ancl. said , in those dramatic v1orcls in that inaugural address: "Let us bec;in . Let us c;et this country mo ving . "

f..nd in r;1any area s, in investment tax crecl.it;' tnx ·refortlli; nanpower··re­ trainine, programs of encouragement of industry, accelerated depreciations schedules, minir:ruu wac;e i mp rovement, unemployment cm,1pensation, accel erated HXYZ - page 3

:;,;ublic w·orks, area devel opt,lent, ·1-1e cot this country mc) vinc; .

Do you realize that since 1Ve have increased the ~ ross national product by over $125 billion in the past --

CONGRESSWJJ STf.EBLER: That's 25 per cent.

SEN~TOR HUMPHREY: ,\n increa se of about 25 per cent .

CONGRESSMAN STf.EBLER: In less than four years.

SENATOR HUMPHREY: That's correct, and I sa1-1 that fi:p1re yesterday, 1vhich v1as alrrost atartling , that since Presi c.1ent Johnson came in as President, fol­ l o11ing the trac;ic cl.eath of President Kennedy, the stock market values, the values on the NevJ York Stock Exchan13e have gone up $100 billion.

CONGRESSMJ\N STAEBLER: That's confidence .

SENATOR HUMPHREY: That's confidence, and this stock market has ha.J , you mi ght say, a 1rrin~ ing -out period and has come back to a constructive valuation .

Nmv, this 44 consecutive mo nths of economic gr owth at the national level is unpYecedented . There has never been anything like this in the history of our country, never l:efore . He have hac.1 almo st four years of no recession, no retreat.

This is un;_Jrecedented in the history of econonic ,:;r ov1th ancl expansion. So your jobs are up . Your income is u ~ . For a family of four, it ' s up a little over $1000. Your profits a re up . Your wages are up . That means a higher purchas ing powe r .

I might add , Neil a nd Ph il, that when that happens, it helps Minnesota; it helps Michigan, your great state . It hel ps

CONGRESSM ~N ST ~ EBLER : It helps revenues, too, because Michi­ gan is a hard-goods state . Whe n times are bad, we fall further . When times a r e good, we rise higher . That ' s what is happening now .

SEN ~ TOR HUMPHREY: I r emembe r your un emp loyment situation in Detroil in 1960, early 1960, and ' 61, in the au tomobile industry . Tod a y, more power to you, you're buil ding great cars; the employ­ ment i s booming. All we need is a little more bargaining s pace .

MR. PERRIN: Th e Democr a ts havo emp hasized the record of the 88th Congress , how good it was

It was .

MR. PERRIN: Ye t Congr ess was unable to pass a medicare pr o­ gram of hos pita l insuranc e for el de rly ~ m e ric a ns . Was a ll of this talk just an election year gambit to win the senior citizen vote?

SOJ.HOR H:\ RT: Of course not . '.Vo came closor to winning medi ­ ca r e this time than we ov e r have before . For the first time in history, we got it through tho House -- one House . I am glad to say it was tho Se na te . Wo a r o going to win this ono, because, needless to say , the concept is right . For ol de r peopl e, with the ir increasing health noerls a t the ond of lifo , it's important to the ir children, who unha ~~ ily som otimos have to oloc t botwoon sending thoir chil dre n to collogo and taking care of mothor and fath e r , and it ' s vitally im po rtant to tho dignity of tho ol de r person .

We are going to win. This isn ' t an election year gambit . WXYZ - ~age 4

This was what John Konno~y committod us to and what Lyndon Johnson ha s said we aro going to do, and we are going to do it.

CONGRESSM ~ N ST ~ EBLER: ~ nd, Senator, since you pointed out that it was th e House of Re presenta tive s who failed to put it through --

SEN~TOR H~RT: Neil Staebler voted for it.

CONGRESSM ~ N ST ~ EBLER: I think what would he lp most would be the election of so more Democra tic Congre ssmen from Michigan. Th e re are som e in this very l ocality tha t would vote for it.

SEN ~ TO R H ~R T: Right in Michigan.

SEN ~ TOR HUM PHREY: Coul d I just say the e lection, yes, of Democratic Congr e ssmen, a nd th o r e - o l oction of ~ hili p Hart, a nd other Democrats in other states would be ve ry he lpful. People a r e committed to this program of social security.improvoment and e xpa n­ sion and medicare . But I believe we ought to just sot the r e cord straight.

Mr . Goldwater not only voted against hos pita l a nd nursin g homo caro, the modified beginning progr am un de r social security , he also vot od against tho Korr - Mills Bill, tho Korr - Mills Bill, which was a pro gr am that was :supported overwhe lmingly in the Congress of tho Unit5d States. In f act, over 75 pe r cent of all the Congressmen, bette r than tha t, voto d for it on masso . But not Senator Gol dwa t e r. He voted against the Kerr-Mills .

Th a t's whero you ha ve tho p rogr am of just taking ca re of tho indi gent and tho neody . He voted against a p rogra m of improv e­ ment of old- age assistance, un de r which peopl e who would earn up t o J 50 a month would be a bl e to oa rn tha t 350 a month, and still hav e their ol d-ago assista nce be ne fit.

He voted against including the j isabl od ~a rsons un de r social s ec urity -- thoso tot a lly disab l ed . Th a t progr am was s ponsor ed by tho l a t e Se na tor Wa ltor George of Georgi a , and it was a conser­ vative p rogra m. Robert Ta ft supported tha t progra m a n d supported it vigorously.

He votod aga inst housing for the e l der ly, which is one of tho finest progra ms we have.

Now, n~tic g w~nt we havo boon doing . Wha t is happening in America in a ll too many cities is in ol d poopl o with incomes of ~ 1000, $1200, J l400 a year . Th e y a r e baing shunted off in the attics of third a n d f ourth story buildings in old parts of tho cities, just as we onc o usod t o put the mentally r e t a r ded , a n d hid the m away, be for e wo became hum a no a nd docent and started taking caro of these l ovod ones , thoso r eal little, blessed loved ones, a n d those who woro tho victims of terrible tragedy.

We used t o ~ ut them awa y, jus t shut them away . Now, we hav e them out where we can do some thing for th orn, passing aid for the mentally reta rded , doing something in the way of scientific, loving c a re for these peop l e .

We are trying to do tha t now for tho elderly. Th e elderly LVXYZ - page 5

have a higher r a te of sicknes s , tho poorest housing 9 poore st c on­ ditions , the l east chance f or work .

The Senator from ~ riz o n a , I r e gr e t t o say, be c a use it ma ke s my heart heavy to s a y it, this So na tor ha s v ot ed aga inst Gve r y single on e o f the s e p rogra ms an d not givGn one bit of h e l p t o our loca l communitie s or voluntee r his a ssista nc e t o try to do som e­ thing a bout it.

MR . PERRIN : Se na tor Hu mp hr e y, l e t u s a ssume you and Presi­ de nt Johns on a re going to be successful on Novemb or 3rd--

SEN ,:; T0 R H."1 R T : L o t ' s s a y w o ' 11 mi s s i t e n or mo u s l y i f t h e ma jority don ' t win, but we will bo de lighted to keep him in tho Senate .

MR . PER RIN : ~s sumin g you a r e both goin g to be successful, wha t diffe r ence doe s it ma ke t o you who is Gove rnor of Michigan?

S EN .~ TOR HUM PHREY: Oh , tu e ll, it ma ke s a gr ea t dea l of dif­ f e r e nce as to not only who is Gove rn o r of Michiga n -- ma y I s a y, ev en though tha t is whor e we a r e t a lkin g ri qht n ow -- but it mak os a grea t doa l of diffe r o nc o wh o is Gove rnor i s a ny of the s e sta t e s . Be ca use th e l e sson tha t w e need to l ea rn in ~ m e ric a n govornm e nt is tha t our gove rnm ent i s no t in Wa shington . Th a t is pa rt of our governme nt . Our gove rnm ont i s in ~as hin g t o n ; it' s in your sta t o capital : it ' s a t your county courthouse , a t the village ha ll, in tho city council . Gove rnm e nt in ~ m e ric a is a pa rtn e rship .

ft' s a coor din !t cd s ys t em of go ve rnm e nt. Mos t of the gove rn­ mo nt a ctivitie s, gent l eme n, a r e a t the loc a l l e ve l . It's tho l oca l l e ve l of gov e rnmont who t e ll s you wha t your s peed r a t G wi l l b e o n your hi ghw a ys, t a ka s c 2r o of your hi gh way s, t a kes ca r e of your sa c i a 1 an d l:l con ami c ·; r c b1 a ms •

Th e Fede r a l government can h ol p . Th o Fede r a l gov ernment sup pl e me nts. Th o Feder a l gove rnm ent is a pc.rtne r, but tho Feder a l g overnme nt doesn't provi de for your highwa y s peeds, your police patrols, a nd s o a n .

You neod a t your s t a t e cRp ita l a Gove rn or tha t is in ha r­ mony with, in s ympa t hy with, in c oo r dina ti on with the po licies of tho na tiona l go ve rnme nt . ~ h y ? So as t o ge t tho mas t out of the ta xpa ye r' s do lla r, t o sao t o i t tha t the s e pr ogr a ms tha t a r e a va il a bl e a r o a ctua lly initia t ed a n d tha t th oy a r o ca rri ed out vigorously a n d a ff a ctiv oly . Th a t' s why I think No il Stae bl e r, who ha s h el pod desi gn m a ny of these pr og r a ms, wh o ha s b een a f a ith­ f ul su pp orte r of the p r og r e ssive s ocia l a nd e conomic policie s of Pr esi dent Ke nnedy a nd Pr esido nt J ohns on . If ho ca n b e e l e cted Gove rn or in your s t ate , y ou a r e going t o ga t mor e out of a ve ry t a x dolla r th8t i s spant 9 you a r e go in g t o ge t m or o o ut of e very pr a gra m tha t is a va il a bl e , a nd you a r e going t o ha v e r oa l c oope r a ­ ti on f or business , f or l a bor, for your ed uca t ors, f or your studo nt s , wi t h th e Fado r a l gov e rnm ent . Th a t is a good inv e stme nt .

C ON G RESSM ~ N S T ~ EBLER: Se na t or, l e t m e just illustra t e wh a t you have jus t said .

Th e p r e s e nt governme nt in one s ingl e p r og r a ~, a i d t o depen­ dent chil dr en of tho un emp l oyed , l os t the S t a t e o f michiga n ~2 0 milli on by hi s obs tina to r e fusa l t o coope r a t e w ith the Fede r a l gov e rnment . A year l a t e r, he d i d , but in th e inte rva l, we lost ~XY Z - page 6

J20 million .

SE N~ TD R HUM PHRE Y: Th e r a wo ul d not ha ve been a ny inte rv a l if Ne il Staebler had bean Gov e rnor .

CONG RESSM~N S T ~ EBLER: Correct .

MR . PERR I N: Congressman Staebler , you ha ve been a ccuse d o f running against Senator Goldwater r a ther tha n G eorge Romney. How do you a nswer that?

CDNG RESSM ~ N ST .\EB LER: ~e ll, the Gov e rnor is very unhappy whe n I mention the fa ct, because in some parts of the state , par­ t icula rly th o east side, he tries t o disavow Mr . Gol dwa ter, but on t ho west side of tho state, he is running with him . The billboa rds the r e carry him half-Goldwater, ha lf-Romne y . Th e cente r spread of The Michigan Farmer, in the l a st issue , two pages -- one page Gold­ W2 ter, one page Romn e y . He is pa rt of the toom and he is not run ­ ~i n g away from that team . But ther e is a more im por tant r eason a nd tha t is he thinks like Mr . Gol dwa t e r on most qu estions. Now , he ha s dwelled on a co L:p le of poi nts whe r e he diffe rs, a nd I givo him credit for tha t . But on most things , h e has tha t same superficial attitude towar d go ve rnm e nt tha t - - shove it ba ck to th e loca litie s whether the y ca n afford to pa y f or a se rvice or not, don ' t let the Fede r a l government in , we are suspicious of the Feder a l government .

To illustra t e -- tho war on pover ty . ~ t the ve ry same time t~ 1at the P r esident was t a lking Dbo ut th o war on po ve rty, the gover ­ nor was in Chicago saying he had a lready won the war on po ve rty . He doo sn't even undorstanc it, or di dn't at that time . I ha vo noticed since th e ca mpaign ha s heated up, he has paid a grea t deal more a ttention to it . In f a ct, he is coming close r a nd closer to our position on it.

MR . PERRIN: Wo ll , speaking of po ve rty, gentlemen, you all thr oe ha ve the d istin c tion of ha ving votod in the Congress for the wa r on po ve rty bill.

Senator Humph r ey, in f ac t, is ono of tho a rchitects of tha t p~og r am. You a ll three vot od for it, ye t Se na tor Gol dwa t e r c a lls i~ a hoax . I s it?

Sena tor Hart?

SEN ~ TDR H ~ RT: My dea r colleague from ~ rizon a cla ims tha t e ve rything is a ho a x that he doesn't ag r ee with, a nd he disagre e s with about overything wo ha ve done.

Look, we have ne ver lost a wa r in this na tion a nd we a re not going t o los o this ono . Th e worst thin g we could do, the most costly thing we could do abou t po ve rty is t o do nothing . Th e r e a ro a lot of bypassod people in thi s a fflu en t soc i e ty of ours a nd we a=o going to zero in on th em with just tho straight wa y tha t we would zor in on a n enomy . Poverty, harsh pov e rty , in t he mi dst of plenty , destroys the pl entiful .

You ' r e ri ght , W8 a r e goin g to ~i n this one an d this is no ho ax . This is exactly what th ey said about the Pea ce Cor ps, a nd history is in on that one. Th a t is a success . ~ nd Barry was aga inst that . ~V XY Z -· page 7

CONGRESSM ~ N ST ~ EBLER: Se nator Hart hRsn 't s a i d so, but his opponent ca lls the wa r on poverty a hoax ,a cheap political trick .

SEN ~ TOR H ~ RT: Th a t's exactly the l abe l ho put on "the Peace Corps, and history is aga inst him on th a t one . That one is a success .

SE N~ TOR HUMPHREY: I think the wa r on po ve rty isn ' t just to wage war on the economics, that is, on low income . It is a war on illite racy, a war on inadequate education . It's a mobilization of communitw resources .

Wha t the Economic Opportunity ~ ct d i d, a nd w hat the war on po vorty means, is the r e-grouping, the remobilization of the resources of ~ meric a -- Federal, state, and loca l, and voluntarily at lhe community level, with some Fede r a l a nd state participation . ~ s you said , to zero in on those particular problems, which can gnaw away a t you a n j consume you .

There a re little pocke ts of ma lignancy , economic and social malignancy . We have to eradicate thorn . We have to cure them .

We are now setting up a comm a nd staff, as you know . Th e w h ~ l o e conomic and social structure of our government, the pro gr ams an d policies , a re un de r c a r eful r eview for the new bu dge t tha t will be presented by the P resident in the 89th Con g ress .

One of the points I want to make clea r to you under tha t r e­ e xamin ation is tha t in th e De pa rtme nt of Health, Ed uc a tion a nd We lfare, and in tho Bureau of tho Budge t, in cooperation with th e Co u n ci 1 o f Ec on om i c · ~ ··, d v i B or s t o tho Pr e s i d on t , i s a r e v i e L\J of our whole social structure in an e ffort to improve it, to make it more meaningful. One of tho areas of r ev i ew i s to try to find a wa y tha t we ca n incor po r a t e in social security a formul a tha t will provi de f or cost of living increases, so t ha t you a rriv e a t a base po int a nd then you automatica lly - - if th o cost of living goes up -- there are au tomat ic increases in th e social security payments .

Now, wo have got to j o this without j eopa r dizing the solvency of the fun d, but we ha ve tho best economists in ~ merica right now a n a task force working on tha t . This , p lus revi ew of our vocational aid , r e vie w of our whole social a n d we lfa re progra ms, with ~ h e war on poverty pro gr am , I think, wi ll re prese nt a singular advance in America, a nd it wi ll aga in bo fruitful beca use you get more ou t of each do lla r you spend .

7his is one thing I liko about Pr es i dent Johnson, gentlemen . Thi ~ m2n watches that bu dge t like a haw k . He insists that thoro be ~ conomy in government without sacrificing hum a n n eeds .

LJe have reduced Fede r a l e mployme nt . LVe have kept LUi thin a budget figur e tha t was ag r eed upon . In f ac t, we have redu c ed the budget figure this over oven wha t Presi dent Johnson pr esented t o the Congress .

CONGRESSM ~ N S T ~ EBLER: When he firs t ~ r oso nt ed the war on pove rty t o Congress, he po inted out that he was pa ying for it out of savings, rea l savings, in the Defense progra m.

SEN ATOR HUMPHREY: Th a t ' s right, a nd in the cut-down on 1rJXYZ - 8 civiliar. employment. 'i!Je actually have ab out 25 thousand fewer been civilian employees now than we ha 1 a year· ago 7 ani we have a ule t o make s ome r eal Gaving.J through careful management in the De fense Department without sacrificing i n any way the str ength of our defense atructure.

1 CONGRZSS:tv.!AN 3TA.E;3LER: Could I add one mo:re thing. I : m glad you emphasi zed the ::tat e an :::~ l ocal aspects, because the state · c ..:m do othe:c things besides j ust implement the Federal prog.ram . We can ~t~ack this, t oo ~ at its ver y r oot. The r oot of t he problem is the school drop -out program.

3ENATOR Hf>,.RT: ~·Je v.roul -:1. like t o nave a governor who vote:1 t o g o t o war on p overty, a3 you did.

HR. PERRHJ: Let 1 o have a quick answer here, next.

Senator Humphrey, we were talking about the Psace Corps, a n d ·~-: he labels p ut on it. I understand :3enatoJ: Goldwater has 11 1 called the Peace Co:.cpo a haven o f beatnik.s ; • ':ould you comment on that ' :3ENATOR HUMPHREY: Yes, he called i-1: that a ncl he voted agairJst i.t. I must say I hope h e w:!.ll ret·rac t that ::;tatement ~ you know . SENJ..iTOR HART: If he :ret ·r acts that, l ook at all the others he vlill have to . .3 ZNATOR Hill1PHREY: I know. There a.ce s o ma rly prog ~c ams . You said a moment ago here, Phil, that histo :L y is already r ecord­ i ng that the Paace Corpa is a success a nd it is. Every countr y i n t 12 vmrld that is n ot i n the Communist o ro it wants 3ome of ou-r:· Peace Corps volunteers. Th2se people are young -- some of them er-e. They a ·re young in spi.x:it, but t hey have man y olcer- wo r ke·c:;. I t 1 G or; e o f t he finest exmnples o f Americcm ·:ompassion t o help people help themselves that we have ever had.

I don 1 t knoH · of any responsible American t o .ta y, gentlemen, that scys the Peace Co rps is a failure. I t hink that most of us at aucce.:::.J and it is en i nsult to call 1.-.: a know that it is a g:ce 1 11 he. ven f or beatn iks. 11 That -- vvell, all I can say is I wish he d retract it.

SENATOR HART: \'Jell, he 1 s got so much else t o back o f f on .

iVIR. PERRIN: Senator Humphrey, as ou1.· guest in Hichigan t oday, I would like to ask the final questi on of you .

Yom: party's campaign literature states 1Vote Democratic on November 3rd . the stakes are t oo high t o stay home. ; ~ Hhy shouJd peopl2 vote Jemocratic<:· Uhy is that statement empha:;ized so much~

.3 ENATOR Hill1PHREY : It 1 s my vi 2w that 3 C.. year s o f economic and s ocial progress is on the lin e i n this election. The gr eat prog ram~ that w2 have worked s o hard t o b uil ] , that we have talke . about on this progrnm -- t hey are either go i r:g to be reaffirrnec: or they are going t o be vetoed. Vetoing them means voting for M·r. Goldvvater. To reaffir·m t hem and say thi3 is a plateau · on which vve will rebuild f or a better America is t o vote f or P .esi- 1ent Johnson .

Then, our bipartisa n f oreign p o l icy, g entl2men, is on tha line in this election. Senetor Goldwater has r2pud iated that cipartisan foreign policy on every t enet and every principle o f it . I think peace is on t he line, because 3enator Goldwater seems t o think that force is the Hay you settle the problems o f the -. -

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wor ld. We happen to feel that strength is important t o the accom­ plishment of peace, b ut strength t o be use J. t:o vlin the war, to win it strictly over \'l.:lr itself. ~.Je vmnt a victo ·.cy . \1\Te wan t a victory of winning the war against war. VIe \IJant a v ictor y of vJinning a victory f or mankind, and vJe want a real vict ory of winning a vict ory f or peace. And this requires patience, perseverance. It requires reason . It requires the kind of dedication t o the cause o f a · just '· ·a r:: u early peace that I believe \ve have seen in Pre3i'ient Kennedy and we novJ see in President Johnson . These are the stakes in the election.

SENATOR HART: And vJe \Jant a man as Vice President, becauae Dallas is fresh enough in our minds t o recognize the quality of Hubert Humphrey. SENATOR HUMPHREY: \tJe need t o take this se.ciousl y , because November 3rd is not just election day . November 3rd is citizen­ s hip day. On that day, the citizen is s over eign. He will i eter­ rnine whether vJe go f o :~..--ward or backward . I ·t:hink we are going for­ ward with P esident Johnson, Neil Staebler here, Philip Hart.

MR. PERRIN: Gentlemen, it has been a most informative visit. Thank you very much.

- end - BACKGROUND - DET fl OIT

Peace, prosperity, economic progress, and responsible national leadership seem to be the generally acceptable campaign themes. Michigan Democrats are also pushing the idea "we need teamwork from the State House to the White House -- so Michigan can prosper as the Nation prospers." It appears that your job is not so much to persuade people that the Johnson-Humphrey ticket is good for the country as it is to make sure they get out and vote. One theme your Democratic friends hope you will hit is ''morality and integrity in Government." They fear the negative impact of Bobby Baker, Walter Jenkins, and the vast amount of right-wing smear material that has been distributed in Detroit. Another theme they hope you will hit is responsible leadership and national prosperity being good for the nation and good for Michigan . People in Detroit are very much aware that the prosperity of the auto industry depends on prosperity elsewhere in the nation. 85% of the cars made in Michigan are sold outside the State . Also in line with the prosperity and responsible leadership themes is the good effect of the 1964 tax cut which is increasing the take-home pay of Michigan workers by $386 million a year. DETROIT - 2 - Alot of right-wing smear literature is being distri­ buted in Wayne County . They hope you will lambast the radical right and the Republicans for using smear , and low smear, tactics. At the various suburban shopping centers you will visit , the most appealing issues appear to be -- responsible national leadership , peace , prosperity , and consumer pro­ tection . Establishment of the Food Marketing Commission is an accomplished fact . Truth in packaging is an issue which Senator Hart is pushing . Background Information on Dearborn

Dearborn is primarily inhabited by workers in the Ford Corporation. Most of the factories in town are either Ford plants or Ford suppliers. It is well known throughout the area for its policy of excluding all but white residents. Its Mayor, Orville Hubbard, has been reelected time and time again on an almost segregationist platform. Dearborn residents are by no means fully unified behind this but, to judge from election returns, the majority support him. Civil rights talk will antagonize local residents and please

Detroiters. Background Information on Taylor Township

Taylor Township is a solid industrial area.

Bread and but ter issues are no doubt best here.

and Particularly strong in union membership Kiii no doubt Goldwater's statements about right-to-work etc. are best attacked in front of such an audience •

• BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1964

Hamtramck

(Large Polish ethnic audience)

1. This is a strong Kennedy area. Some stress should be given to him and the continuity of policies and ideals. He spoke here in 1960--0ctober 26.

Immigration per se is also not a popular issue.

While reuniting families is of course approved, some threat to jobs and security is felt at the possibility of a new wave of immigration.

2. The population is largely still of Polish extraction second and third generation. While proud of their background and origin they do not particularly identify themselves with Poland as a nation-state. The stress should be on the independent spirit of Polish nationalism and the long and faithful adherence to the idea of freedom. These people are proud that they aze the results of a free choice of citizenship.

3. The population of Hamtramck has declined in the last decade and the proportion of oldsters is much higher than in many other communities. Medicare is a very popular issue. as are other social welfare programs. - 2 -

4. Civil Rights. The population of this area has remained stable. But the population is sensitive about the civil rights issue, especially on the matter of property values. They feel that they have been singled out as a group that is reacting most strongly to the Negro demands and as most susceptible to the backlash.

5. The chief employer of the city is the Chrysler­

Dodge plant. Like the rest of the auto industry, it has been doing well for the past three years, and the community is in pretty good shape financially. Stress the ,.continuity-of-the-economy under beneficial policies" theme. No time to hand the economy to the wreckers and bunglers. PAST VILIFICATIONS OF UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS

Defaming Presidents is an ancient and dishonorable

pastime in American politics. The degree of virulence

has always been a direct function of the success, and

the idealism, of the President.

George Washington was called etreacherous in private

friendship ••• a hypocrite in public life. ~ The Father of our Country was told that uthe world will be puzzled to decide whether you are an apostate or an imposter: whether you have abandoned good principles, or whether you ever had any?"'

Jefferson was accused of being an atheist designing to destroy Christianity because he did not believe in public support of religion. He was also called at one - 2 -

time or another a French agent, a traitor, a spendthrift

(because the French allegedly cheated us when they charged 2 1/2 cents an acre for the Louisiana Purchase!), and, of course, a dictator.

Andrew Jackson was accused of a bigamous marriage.

He later said:

mMrs. Jackson is not spared and my pious mother, nearly fifty years in the tomb, and who, from her cradle to her death, had not a speck upon her character, has been dragged forth ••• and held to public scorn as a prostitute •••

I am branded with every crime. G

Probably no President has ever been so maligned as

Abraham Lincoln. When he was elected, Edwin Stanton (later

to be his Secretary of War) called him a uclumsy clown •~ - 3 -

and an "'ogre. "' This was trivial compared with later

attacks:

Lincoln was a ,.,vulgar, swaggering usurper. 11

(Carlinville, Ill. Spectator)

Lincoln was "unstable and controlled by traitor

generals~ (Senator Zack Chandler)

u.oespot Lincoln '* (Ashland, Ohio, lJnion) His tock

in trade were "' abolition lies." The "war fervor is

to be raised to fever heat and the people to be again fooled into voting for Lincoln... (Canton, Ohio newspaper)

"Lincoln will be most unquestionably defeated (in

the 1864 election) unless he should use the military power in his hands by suppressing the freedom of elections."

(Senator Pomeroy) - 4 -

• The true and only treatment which that miserable and contemptible despot Lincoln should receive at the hands of (the House of Representatives) is silent and unmitigated contempt ••• (Lincoln was a) wretched and detestable abortion whose contemptible emptiness and folly will only receive

the ridicule of the civilized world. u (Representative

Foote on floor of the House)

After Lincoln's assassination, President Andrew

Johnson came in for plenty of abuse. The New York World

called him an ~ insolent, drunken brute, H and enemies spread

the story that he had been 'privy to Lincoln's assassina-

tion. g He had the ~ face of a demagogue, the heart of a

traitor; ... he was " touched with insanity, corrupted with

lust, stimulated with drink. •:cc - 5 -

Interestingly enough, Johnson was accused of

complicity in uviolence in the streets. m A July, 1866

riot in New orleans was laid at his door: wThis man aided and abetted the New Orleans riot. He doubly

inspired the murderers. m An opponent said ~hold up

the President's hands ••• reveal that they are red with blood. n SPEECH SECTION: PROSPE RITY THEMES

Almost everywhere around here I see unmistakable signs of prosperity. And that is no wonder. You are sharing in 44 consecutive months of economic prosperity.

This is the longest solid stretch of economic growth in the history of the United States.

Do you remember the stagnant Fifties -- when a

Republican Administration dawdled and bumbled along, letting a misguided economy take its own course?

Do you remember their helplessness in the face of three serious recessions? (1953-54, 1957-58, 1960)

-- Do you remember how they ran up the highest peace-time deficit on record -- a deficit which reached

$12.4 billion in 1959?

-- Do you remember how they let unemployment in- crease until it reached almost 7 percent in 1960?

Do you remember how the Kennedy-Johnson Administration came in and took decisive action to get America moving -2- again? The results are what we see today.

-- The average Ameri can today has a take-home pay of about $2 , 200 a year. That is $225 more than in 1960 at the same price levels.

-- The average factory worker earns $103 a week - compared with only $ 8~t the end of 1960.

-- Ameri can consumers have an extra $8 billion in their pockets this year as a result of the Kennedy-

Johnson tax cut. When this is spent, it will help generate another $32 billion in income this year.

-- The 20 million American stockholders will receive divident checks this year totalling 11 percent more dollars than a year ago.

-- And these remarkable gains in a growing and prosperous economy have been made with stable prices.

President Johnson's Adminis tration has passed the most rigid test. They have demonstrated that government - 3 - can maximize prosperity, prevent inflation, and keep the economy moving full-steam ahead.

Senator Goldwater has proved, time and again, that his ideas are extreme, radical~ and amateurish. Do you want yo~government to be dizzy with deficits? Do you want him to tinker with your prosperity? Do you want him to run economic experiments, with you as the guinea pigs? Do you want Senator Goldwater to sow his wild oats in the American economy?

Or do you want President Johnson and prosperity? Wnittb ~tatts ~tnatt

MEMORANDUM ~£4r-' /r-~ ~-

~<12W ~~~ ;Y~-a~ / vr_.U? . At-~- ~ c;}~Z STATEMENT BY HUMPHREY ON TRADE POLICY

In the field of trade policy, the Goldwater faction of the Republican Party is offering the voters a choice and not an echo -- a choice between either continuing a bipartisan trade expansion policy pursued for thirty years with great benefit to American business and agriculture or the destruction of the advances we have made in the last three decades. Ever since the Trade Agreements Act of 1934, the United States Government has worked for the expansion of international trade. The Act has been extended 11 times under Republican and Democratic Administrations alike. Most recently, the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 was endorsed by an overwhelming majority of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate -- but not by Senator Goldwater. Last month, Senator Goldwater sought to explain away this vote, and claimed that he has never been a protectionist at heart.Cl) He will, however, need a whole packet of alibis to explain away the fact that, in 14 key votes on trade expansion during his 12 years in the Senate, he voted on 2 the protectionist side 13 times.C ) Senator Goldwater's record speaks louder than his current alibi. And, the platform.

(1) BUSINESS WEEK, September 26, 1964, p. 180. (2) TRADE TALK, Committee for a National Trade Policy, July 23, 1964, p. 5. - 2 - adopted by his faction in San Francisco speaks the same language of protectionism. There is no trace in this platform of any appreciation or understanding of the benefits of trade expansion to our economy. Since 1934, our foreign trade has multiplied more than ten times -- from $3.8 billion in 1934 to a current annual rate of $42.5 billion. Our exports are running at an annual rate of $24.5 billion. This represents a favorable balance to our country of $6.5 billion annually compared to our imports. Foreign trade provides jobs for more than four million American workers, and our trade surpluses have made a massive contribution toward easing the balance of payments problem which the Democratic Administration inherited in 1961. No group in our economy has a greater stake in interna­ tional trade than our farmers. In the twelve months ending with June, we exported over $6.1 billion in agricultural products -- equivalent to the crops from one out of four acres of our harvested land. Throughout the world, people are buying and using American products. Their quality, their variety, and their competitive price give tangible testimony to the high performance of our free enterprise system. In the past few years, there have been great changes in the patterns of international trade. There are new problems to be met and new opportunities to be seized. - 3 - First, there has been the emergence and development of trading blocs which transcend national boundaries. As other nations have come to realize what great advantages our huge internal market have given us, they have sought to profit from our example. Thus, there have come into being the European Common Market, the European Free Trade Association, the Central American Common Market, and the Latin American Free Trade Association. Each grouping is in the process of elimin­ ating tariffs and other barriers to trade among its members. Secondly, the developing countries are demanding -- with increasing urgency -- the opportunity to play a greater role in international trade. They made this crystal clear at the UN Conference on Trade and Development in Geneva this spring. They want -- and this is much to their credit to earn through their exports more of the resources they need for development. They want to be less dependent on external aid. The growth of trading blocs and the drive of the developing countries for trading opportunities confront us with immediate problems. But they offer long-term

opportunities as well. As the members of these new trading blocs achieve accelerated economic growth, they will want to buy more of the things we have to sell. The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 was carefully tailored to meet these immediate problems and to take full advantage of these long-term opportunities. The negotiations made possible by this Act, the sixth round of international - 4 - negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) -- widely known as the Kennedy Round -- opened in Geneva this spring . These are the most important and comprehensive trade negotiations in which the United States has ever engaged. They will be lengthy and complex -- and, at times, difficult and delicate. Up until the Republican Convention, the countries par­ ticipating in the Geneva tal ks -- which include all the major trading nations of the free world -- could sit down with us at the bargaining table with full confidence in the seriousness of Am erican purpose. They could take it for granted that our delegation was acting _on the basis of policies firmly established for thirty years and strong ly supported by the responsible leadership of both our major political parties. For the time being , they can no longer operate on this assumption, in light of the fact that the Republican Party and its candidates have said, in effect: " Include us out! 11 That is one of many reasons why it is vitally important that the American people give a decisive endorsement to the Johnson Administration this November -- one so decisive that it reaffirms the Administration's mandate to speak for the United States at Geneva and elsewhere in the counsels of the nations . Our negotiators will nee d thatkind of mandate, for they - 5 - have an important job to do . They must seek, by negotiating substantial tariff cuts across the board, to reduce the discrimination against us in a world increasingly grouping into great trading blocs. They must seek to halt and turn back the rising tide of a gricultural protectionism, so that we can maintain and expand our farm exports -- and retain access, for example , to the European Common Market, where we sell $1 . 2 billion of agricultural products a year . They must seek the reduction or removal of the non­ tariff barriers which hamper our exports -- barriers such as quotas, state trading practices, discriminatory taxes . They must seek means of meeting the urgent demands of the developing countries for a greater role in international trade. These are give-and-take negotiations -- and to secure benefits for ourselves we must offer benefits to others. They will be conducted on the basis of reciprocity. The benefits of trade expansion are shared by all Americans , but its costs should not be imposed unfairly on a few. That is why, while pressing ahead on the broad front of trade expansion, this Administration has taken specific remedial action for the relief of pressing import problems with regard to textiles, apparel and meat . Trade expansion has dollars-and-cents advantages to the United States. But it also has a significant role to - 6 - play in promoting international cooperation and peace. Trade among the developed nations weaves a seamless web across national frontiers. When nations are busily and profitably trading with one another, they have a powerful incentive to live at peace. For the developing nations, increased trade opportunities can do much to allay the economic discontents from which graver dissensions arise. Therefore, in a very real sense, every American engaged in international trade is a merchant of peace. President Kennedy saw clearly the great economic and political importance of increased international trade for the United States and the free world and that is why he took the leadership in the enactment of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. President Johnson and his Administration carry on this firm dedication to trade expansion, and are pressing vigorously forward with the international negotiations made possible by the Act. As President Johnson has said, these are not the kind of negotiations in which some nations need lose because others gain. The increased exchanges among the free nations which can result from these negotiations will be to the advantage of all. As President Kennedy liked to say, "A rising tide lifts all the boats. "

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