For the past several weeks the United States Senate has been engaged in a momentous debate - a debate which has received the attention of the entire world - a debate on one of the most important and
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Let us consider, as an example the record of Secretary of Agriculture Benson. We speak not to be captious, not to be merely partisan or negative. For his is a record from which we can all learn. It
The greatest domestic challenge facing the next President will be the challenge of agriculture. The greatest challenge he faces abroad will be, of course, the challenge of peace - of strengthening the
FARM SURPLUS There is no better example of short-sightedness than this Administration’s attitude toward so-called farm surpluses. Their whole policy is based on the assumption that we have too much
There are three groups in our population - at the bottom of what FDR called the economic pyramid - who have - along with our farmers - suffered the greatest economic hardship from lack of constructive
1. Pay tribute to outgoing President Richard Gray. 2. Tribute to incoming President Neil Haggerty (I would like to know his secret for success in Presidential elections). 3. Refer to previous
Of the many critical domestic problems which will face this nation in the next decade, few are as important to the people of Wisconsin as the conservation and development of our natural resources
No problem has grown to greater proportion in the past several years than that of our educational system. And no problem touches all of our lives more directly. Our success in competition with the
Dairymen today are more fortunate than most farmers. Their surpluses have been reduced to the vanishing point - and supply and demand are better balanced. But there is reason to be concerned about the
Nearly every person in the nation has benefited from the contribution of agricultural research. In 1910, one farm worker produced enough food for only seven persons -- today -- as a result of modern
Of critical importance to the farmer - particularly during a time of declining income - is his ability to obtain credit. Yet it is when his income is most severely reduced that his credit is most
YOUTH FOR OUR FARMS One of the trends about which I am most concerned – a trend which means more to me than all of the tables of statistics which are offered as proof of the farmer's economic status –
Of the nation’s many small businesses, perhaps none has been so neglected by government as the forest products industry. This industry is often the sole source of industrial employment in many small
No problem better illustrates the lack of constructive and dynamic leadership in Washington today than the problem of chronic unemployment. For the harsh fact of the matter is that in over half our
Winston Churchill said: "We arm - to parley." We prepare for war - in order to deter war. We depend on the strength of armaments - to enable us to bargain for disarmament. We compare our military
We meet together on the eve of the great campaign of 1960. Tomorrow the voters of New Hampshire will initiate the national process of selecting a candidate for President - a process which - "after
INDIA AND CHINA Whatever battles may be in the headlines, no struggle in the world deserves more time and attention from this Administration - and the next - than that which now grips the attention of
THE PRESIDENT'S SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR No area of the world has received greater American attention in the last few weeks than the area which President Eisenhower has just visited on a goodwill tour -
Since January 1953, this nation has passed through a period which has been marked by indecision and doubt. To find a parallel I history for this period - and to supply a theme which makes clear the
Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire, March 5, 1960
If there is one area in the world which demonstrates the truth of Jefferson's observation that "the disease of liberty is catching," that area is Africa. For, in the past few years, freedom has spread
Since January 1953, this nation has passed through a period which has been marked by indecision and doubt. To find a parallel in history for this period – and to supply a theme which makes clear the
Winston Churchill said: “We arm – to parley.” We prepare for war – in order to deter war. We depend on the strength of armaments – to enable us to bargain for disarmament (and it is my intention
Few National undertakings are of greater importance to the people of Wisconsin than our agricultural research program. This program is still in its infancy. Yet it has already completely
The Democratic Party is under constant attack today as an irresponsible, spendthrift party -- a party which wants to spend too much for defense -- for education -- for housing -- and for all the
One program - of particular interest to Wisconsin - which has been constantly threatened and harassed by the Administration is our vital program of rural electrification. For over a year now, we have