Been warm and clear in washington the president retired just before midnight to the Family Living quarters june 4th, warm and clear in washington. The president retired just before midnight to the families quarters in the white house, and after the state reception for a visiting guest, his rest of that night was cut short by visits from residents. At 3 30 a. M. , the resident was awakened with news from senator Robert Kennedy. The victory in the california primary have been shot and critically wounded by an assassin. The president s reaction to this shocking event was immediate. He ordered secret Service Protection for the major president ial candidates, dispatched a plane with special medical assistance to los angeles, and later in the day, went on nationwide television to announce the appointment of a commission to study the climate of violence and extremism in america. 200 million americans did not strike down Robert Kennedy last night. Anymore than they struck down president john f. Kennedy in 1963. Or dr. Martin luther king in april of this year. But those awful events give us ample warning, that in a climate of extremists, of disrespectful wall, of contempt for the rights of others, violence may bring down the very best among us, and a nation that tolerates violence in any form cannot expect to be able to confine it to just minor outbursts. For this reason, i am appointing, with the recommendation of the leadership of the congress, whom i have talked with this evening, a commission of most distinguished americans to immediately examine this tragic phenomenon. The next morning, june 6th, Robert Kennedy died. His death, coming just for a half years after the assassination on his brother and only two months after the murder of dr. Martin luther king. Cast another dark shadow of grief across america. During his life, he knew far more than his share of personal tragedy. Yet, he never abandoned his faith in america. He never lost his confidence and the spiritual strength of ordinary men and women. He believed in the capacity of the young for excellence, and in the right of the old and the poor to a life of dignity. Our public life is diminished by his loss. And Arlington National cemetery, along with the kennedy family, president and mrs. Johnson paid their last respects to the junior senator from new york at the place where he was laid to rest forever. Here out of this out of this tragic thing, the president became even more determined than ever to turn heartbreak into constructive action. The day of the senators death, president johnson sent letters to the speaker of the house, which urgently implored congress to enact a meaningful and effective gun control law. What in the name of conscience would it take to pass a truly effective gun control law . This hour of tragedy, that question should, at last, be answered. Lead us, now, spell out our grief in constructive action. During the month of june, as he had done throughout the entire period of his comments it, president has continued to urge members of congress to stop the senseless criminal violence resulting from easy access to guns. On june 10th, the president convened the National Commission on the causes and prevention of violence. Gathered in the east room, the special panel, which became known as the Eisenhower Commission after determine eisenhower, included numbers across church, government, education, and labor. My charge to you is simple and direct. I ask you to undertake a penetrating search for the causes and the prevention of violence. A search into our national life, our past, as well as our present, our traditions as well as our institution. Our culture, customs, and hour laws. I hope your search will yield, first, an understanding and an insight into the kinds of violent aberrations which have struck down both victors and private citizens alike. Second, i hope your search will uncover the causes of disrespect for law and order. Disrespect for Proper Authority in the, a disrespect for public officials, and a violent disruption of public order by individuals in group. Third, i hope your search will lead to sensible and practical actions to control or prevent these outbreaks of violence. Helping to curb this violence will be a bill president johnson signed into law in june. The safe streets act of 1968, the first of major legislations ever passed to for the problems of crime in america on a national scale. The heart of the bill was the president s request for measures to strike the local police and lawenforcement agencies across the country. Three ceremonies which highlight the emphasis on excellent for both president and first lady seeking to bring out in two facets of american life. Education and environment. First, president johnson greeted the president ial scholars. Because the honor that urination. Seeing today is not just a reward for past achievement. It is a way of recognizing your special talents and express the confidence of the country in you, and we want to return for you to expose competency in your country and try to provide ability to lead and to return your great gifts of the country. It has given you so much. The president ial Scholars Program was established by president johnson in 1964 to recognize and encourage intellectual attainments on america whos young people. The scholar for Outstanding School thats also gathered in washington on june 10th, as guests, president mr. Dalton, and after a full day meeting with government officials, had that reception in their honor at the white house. The president expended on the use for themes at a gathering of delegates to the national of electric cooperatives there. You have your obligation to your parents, your teachers, to your principles, but you also have a very strong, compelling obligation to your country. If we are going to survive as a free nation, if we are going to have the liberty and independence and freedom that we want, if we are going to have the opportunity, the prosperity, the jobs, the housing and the beautification, all the things that we like and that we want, were going to have to have, first, horrified leaders. You cant find better talent to work on than you young people who come from rural america. This month, the president follow through on a promise he made to the nations young people. Jim, he sent to congress a message asking them to be given to 18yearolds. As part of her beautification campaign, the first lady paid injury to local projects that have improved the face of the nations capital. Yesterday, i drove around town about two or three hours. Of course, i wanted to see the compliments firsthand. I was delighted with the variety and extent of your efforts. Some of you have cleared a vacant lot to provide much needed recreation space. The face of the business, they all brought charts. Some of those places her business, but some all right in the flowers. There have been lively Competition Among residents in district of columbia for the civic association, business owners, who got most of the recognition. It during june pren returned to the scene of one of his most dramatic conferences. During june, president johnson returned to the scene the one of his most dramatic conferences. In a commencement address at glassboro state college, the president cited the progress made in the soviet american races in hollywood. Expressed his optimism that further cooperation will be forthcoming. Im glad to return to glassboro. I shall always remember this town as a place of worship and hospitable people. The world will remember glassboro as a place where understanding between nations was advanced through the United States and the soviet union. It was last june, about a year ago, that chairman chris egan and i sat down in the president s living room for two days of discussions. Our talks ranged over the whole globe. The years since then have been eventful and uncertain. Like the age that we live in hope and achievement, certainly there to see, and our relations with the soviet union offer an example. Many feared that the war in vietnam would prevent any progress. Many predictions were made to this effect, but despite the predictions, and despite the difficulties, we have a treaty outlawing armaments in outer space. We negotiated the treaty, banning the spread of nuclear weapons. We have achieved a civil error agreement that permits soviet union planes to land in the United States. The United States planes to land in the soviet union. We are also moving towards other agreements. I would like to counter these remarks by expressing the hope that the division between our countries with develop in the interest of the improvements of the international thought. Speaking commercially, i do invite all of you to visit my country, see it, and enjoy what you will get from this. Thank you. One step that brought the United States and soviet union closer together was the consular pack signed as the first bilateral treaty between the first nations. The nation of the formatting exchanges began 35 years before , and has been more important advancement between the cooperation between the worlds two major powers. United Nations Assembly overwhelmingly approved and declared nonperspiration treaty. Both the United States and the soviet union had worked long and hard to secure its acceptance. Paid a surprise visit to u. N. Headquarters in new york, president johnson, apparently for the body for the fourth time , hailed the passage of this measure as the most significant step towards peace in United Nations history. It is the most Important International agreement and the deal of the armament since the nuclear age began. It goes far to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. It will ensure the equitable sharing of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The benefit of all nations. As regards to treaty sales, no time should be left bringing it into force. I pledge you, this afternoon, that we, of the United States, will move rapidly to open the treaty for signature. In recognition for his leadership and dedication, bringing about the nuclear federation treaty, president johnson was presented the award by york industrialist bradley robel. The president kept his word to move speedily towards american approval of the treaty, which would be signed by the United States, soviet union, and 55 other nations on the first day of the month. Ratification of this treaty would await senate approval. The prophet isaiah, made for contributions to the peaceful use of atomic energy. June was a month when they had the stakecalls on the white house. President johnsons leader of a country through its own interest, helping to make the alliance what we have seen. President johnson extended to his guests, symbolizing the high regard in which he viewed the countrys latin americans. T johnson was able to later in the day, president johnson was able to combine the visit with a certain gesture of friendship towards latin americans. In an elaborate east room ceremony, the president signed an authorization of u. S. Support for a once billion dollar increase in the american bank. The president noted that, during his period in office, decline from 1 billion dollars to 6 billion. Also, the white house, in june, the shah of iran, an official state dinner held in his honor in june, much of the president s attention was centered on apparent peace talks. Earlier in the month, negotiators returned to washington to report on an apparent impasse at those meetings. That could, however, relate to the president some slight indication of progress, particularly with regard to the softening on the north vietnamese denial that they had regular army units fighting in the south. From vietnam, however, reports were far from optimistic. Instead, the slowdown in hostilities has resulted in peace negotiations for the communists had launched a massive new wave of assaults throughout the south to the road result on the homefront and grasp heightened leverage in the diplomatic struggle. Later in the month, u. S. Chief go sheeter april herriman arrived in washington for further discussions with the president. After weeks of communist entrenchment, the United States position continued to show firmness and flexibility. The United States would stop its a rage over the panhandle of north vietnam, where supply and infiltration routes linked to the self for the reciprocal gesture of deescalation either directed or exacted was apparent from the other side. Meanwhile, the United States continued to seek peace in vietnam through every other available channel. Working toward this goal, the new u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations, george ball. Replacing andre cooper, who was retiring, ambassador ball was praised by the president for past service to his country and charged with a new task, following the hope, aspirations and promise of independent nations into mutually beneficial cooperation. Through the month, president johnson continued to lead with major president ial candidates for Intelligence Briefings and albums in the nation. With new yorks governor rockefeller, president covered vietnam, the economy and domestic programs. Secretary of state rusk reviewed the diplomatic process, and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general wheeler, discussed the military situation. Also arriving at the white house in june for a conference with the president was minnesota senator eugene mccarthy. One of the issues that received top priority during these briefings had been the necessity for a tax increase. After months of delay, the long awaited bill was finally cleared by congress on june 21st. As past, it called for a 10 surcharge on corporate and individual income taxes and a 6 billion reduction in federal expenditures. Given americas needs, the large spending cut was a difficult one to make, but the tax increase was an economic necessity. June 20th, in the rose garden, the president , without formal ceremony, signed a measure into law. There was a different nose garden in june that involved another type of increase. Patrick and in newton, residents grandson, had reached his first plateau. The magic age of 1. House oval room for president johnsons Vice President in charge of happiness. Later in the day, theres a party for president Johnsons White house charge of house. Im delighted by that. Oh, lord. So he said, you all know. D to portland, oregon along with area of agriculture orville lady june, the first traveled to portland, oregon, along with secretary the culture raymond to deliver a lecture before the American Institute of architects. Mr. Johnson called for a new conservation, that is concerned with the entire community was to solve the problems of growing urbanization. This cannot be found in peace or reform. The job really requires lawful interrelation of the whole environment. Not only in buildings, but parks. Not only parks, but highways. Not only highways, but open spaces green belts. A beautification, to my mind, is far more than a matter of cosmetics. To me, it describes the whole effort to bring the Natural World into harmony, to bring order, youthfulness, the light, to our whole environment, and of course, that only began with flowers and landscaping. To boost the use and enjoyment of wilderness areas in parks, mrs. Johnson viewed demonstrations of how a family can have an an extensive vacation in some places, taking all of their needs with them. Later, the first lady toward timberline lodge, built by the bpa workers during the roosevelt and ministration and took a snowcapped ride on winter in mount hood. Trips through the scenic Columbia River gorge in a visit to a Fish Hatchery rounded out the twoday excursion before the first ladys returned to washington. Spork learning the benefits of the new conservation was one of president johnsons names when he traveled to nashville, tennessee, to dedicate the 50 million jay percy creek dam to the resident. It was a perfect example of the new conservation, because it preserves nature and recreation within an easy days drive of tens of thousands of people. Our new conservation must build on a new principal, bringing nature closer to the people. That is not just my dream. It is happening. It is happening right here today , in tennessee. It is coming true all over this nation. When i took office, we were losing hundreds of thousands every year to the bulldozer. Today, we are actually reclaiming more land than were losing. That has been my goal since i became president. Along with peace in the world and progress at home, there is no legacy that i would rather lead than a Permanent Program of real conservation for this nation. Everybody wants free. Back in washington a new drama was unfolding at the campsite of back in washington, a new drama was unfolding at the poor peoples campaign, resurrection city. Originally conceived by dr. Martin luther king as a visible symbol of poverty in america, heavy rains and unrealistic demands brought mud and disaffection to what was supposed to have been a city of hope. The energies of its leadership were diverted from proceeding against poverty to restraining militant agitators. During its existence, the Johnson Administration kept a close watch over developments in resurrection city. High government officials, including cabinet officers, held meetings with the demonstrators to listen to their grievances, try to work out solutions to many other problems. We are going to be leaving here very slowly. Right now. Follow the absolute direction than the directives of the march but even as the voices of rea kethose who spoke of nonviolence, restraint to this gathering, seeds of discontent were taking root in the camp itself. Tensions and discord continued until after many arrests and increasing violence. It was then finally decided by government officials to not extend for a second time to permit sanctioning resurrection city. On june 24th, park and district of Columbia Police began dismantling the wooden hunt and lean teams. When they left, the demonstrators had not achieved their immediate goals, but they had received a fair hearing from the government. Even from a Congress Reluctant to appropriate additional funds to poverty programs for whom they had addressed their major demand. At a News Conference on june 26th, the president announced the Supreme Court chief Justice Earl Warren was retiring. At the same time, he announced his nominations of associate Justice David portis to become chief justice and federal judge Homer Thornberry as an associate justice. In making his third and fourth appointments to the high court, the president knew that his choices would affect the destiny of the nation long after he, himself, had left office. He selected the man whom he considered best qualified to serve here. As june closed, the effort to win Senate Confirmation began. For the president , the events of june were representative of situations he had faced throughout his term in office, containing elements of tragedy, controversy, accomplishments, disappointments, and some rare moments of joy. The emotions of this somber month, however, had left their mark deeply etched in the confidence of both the president and the nation. Where they would remain for a long time to come