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OCR Page 1 of 4(Huebner)
September 23, 1971
SUGGESTED REMARKS: PRESS RECEPTION IN ALASKA
When Alaska celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1967, the centen-
nial motto was "North to the Future. 11 Those words express the feeling
I had as I came north to Alaska today for here one can truly look to
the future with the sense of adventure and excitement.
I understand the name "Alaska" comes from an Aleutian word
meaning "great land. 11 When one looks at the map of Alaska, one real-
izes that this is a great land in terms of size. Its territory is equal to
one-sixth of our entire country. It spans four time zones. It is two
and a half times the size of Texas and its general coastline is longer
than that of the rest of the United States combined.
But this is a great land in other senses as well. It is great in
terms of beauty, in terms of natural resources, and most of all, in terms
of the spirit of its people.
Alaska is a young land. The average age of its people is 4-1/2
years below that of the entire country. But even more important, this
is a place which is young in spirit. As long as that spirit lives, America's
greatness will continue to grow.
It is good to be in your largest city, Anchorage, which I understand
was founded in 1914. That makes it just about as old as I am. And I must
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