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<J HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE. Federal outlays for medical research increased more than fourfold. The National Defense Education Act of 1958, "a milestone in the history of American education," provided federal funds to improve school curriculums, train additional teachers and furnish scholarships for bright youngsters whose parents cannot afford to send them to college. Social security coverage was broadened to include an additional n million persons.
"I do not close this message implying that all is well—that all problems are solved," said the President. "For progress implies both new and continuing problems, and, unlike presidential Administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates." The goal of his Administration, he went on, "has been to add to the spiritual, moral and material strength of our nation. I believe we have done this. But it is a process that must never end."