In coming to these foreign parts and before a guild of which I am at best a provisional member, I have but one advantage. I represent a constituency which probably has the highest density of
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The Global Challenge We Face Permit me to make it clear at the outset that I respect the non-partisan character of this audience. Secretary Dulles, moreover, has enough burdens without enduring
Not so very long ago the United States Senate was barraged with pressures from Mississippi and other states to adopt a policy of "easy money." Farm prices were down. Interest rates were high
One hundred years ago this year a great American was born. Today we commemorate his birth and his career of courage and statesmanship. But perhaps even more noteworthy is the fact that exactly seventy
All eyes are on North Dakota tonight. Democrats across the country know that this is the year for a great Democratic victory in this state. We know of the tremendous gains which you have made as the
—Thank Indiana Delegation. —96 Senators. I last spoke to the Democrats of Indiana at a tremendous dinner here in the fall of 1956. That was a difficult year for our party. A great leader, Adlai
I am delighted to celebrate with you today the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Freedom House. I have been interested in the progress of Freedom House for several years. I think it was about six
I bring greetings to the Democrats of Iowa from the Democrats of Massachusetts. Both groups are looking forward to sweeping victories in November 1958. I do not wish to pose as an expert on Iowa
Your President, Gus Thorndike, has been exceedingly generous in the invitation he has extended me this evening. He has told me that I can speak on any subject – on any subject at all. He has only
I am delighted to be with you all on this festive occasion this evening. One reason I am here, and glad to be here, is my admiration and friendship for your dinner chairman, Belford Lawson. Belford
We meet today in an atmosphere of victory. We cannot help but exult as the prospects for November look brighter and brighter. In the Senate, for example, I do not believe the Democrats can lose a
I want to congratulate the AFL-CIO for convening this Conference on Unemployment. We have been conferring on the subject of unemployment up on Capitol Hill this week, also – especially those
If Bernard Schwartz is listening, I want to make it clear at the outset that I paid my own expenses here tonight. I cannot truthfully say, however, that I am not in debt to the broadcasting industry
I appreciate more than I can say the opportunity to be here with you tonight. To come from old Massachusetts to new California is an impressive experience – just as it was more than one hundred years
I am very honored to be a guest of the United Nations Association of Maryland and to take part in this dinner meeting. The United Nations Association nationally – and especially in this state – has
The Global Challenge We Face Permit me to make it clear at the outset that I respect the non-partisan character of this audience. Secretary Dulles, moreover, has enough burdens without enduring
I appreciate more than I can say the opportunity to be here with you tonight. To come from the old Northeast to the roaring Southwest is an impressive experience. For much is different – yet much is
I am sincerely delighted to be here with you this afternoon. The distinction of this luncheon, of my host Louis Seltzer and his paper, of my fellow speaker Max Lerner – all of these cause me to wish I
It is a real pleasure to be here this evening for the Annual Alumni Banquet of Loyola College. I was honored by your invitation to speak. I am astonished at the number of you who have turned out in
Mr. Toastmaster, Reverend Clergy, Distinguished Guests and Fellow Alumni and Alumnae. It is an honor and a pleasure to greet you as fellow alumni. As your newest alumnus, I wish to deny emphatically
It is a real honor to be here tonight to address the annual dinner of the illustrious John Carroll Society of Washington. The distinction of this audience, of your speakers on past occasions and of
It is with a deep sense of honor and satisfaction that I have welcomed this opportunity to be here this morning and to receive this honor so generously bestowed upon me. A degree from La Salle College
It is a great pleasure to be here tonight in tribute to the fifty years of B'nai Zion and in honor of the special mission of the Jewish National Fund. It is heartening to spend an evening where the
I am deeply honored that this distinguished organization of Virginia should invite for this occasion a son of Massachusetts. While I am grateful for the personal honor accorded me, I know that this is
It is a rare honor and privilege to be with you tonight to join in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Pere Marquette Council of the Knights of Columbus. When your dinner chairman and my good