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Ladies and gentlemen as chair of the board of God you will give me the greatest pleasure to introduce the secretary of the Interior the honorable Stewart Udall. Thank you Mayor Wagner distinguished guests I'm here today. To unveil I don't help the mayor and the others dedicate this as a national historic landmark because I think that there is a national significance in what has been done here and I think it's important that we focus attention on. This work on historic preservation. You know where we're young nation in fact we've been so busy making history the last two hundred years but we've had too little time and done too little to preserve history in this country it was only one hundred years ago. That a group of ladies in Washington decided that Washington's home in Mount Vernon was worth preserving and they only began just in time and it's there today it is one of the great American places and we in the National Park Service and in my department store and a few years ago to identify all over this country what we call national historic landmarks we maintain a registry of those buildings and sites and historic places in this country that we felt had some significance to the history of the American people and we are here today not to commemorate and of and of significance only to New York City or the people of this region but this is a national historic landmark It has been so declared it is so registered and we will unveil a plaque in a few moments. And I think that it this is significant to the people of the United States because this has been a center of culture for the people of the United States and I want to say that everywhere in this country where you find a historic landmark that has been preserved it was preserved because a few people cared because a few people fought to preserve it and I think the people we really honor here today are Isaac Stern and this little band of people who fought to save Carnegie Hall thank you and so we're unveiling the marathon went on Vale this plaque in a moment and this will I hope remain and I hope that it will help those who saved Carnegie Hall because this building the building itself the spirit that is within the building I hope will preserve it persevered for a long time because this truly can can it is and can be in the future a national historic landmark a place which serves as a focus for American culture thank you very much thank you. And ladies and gentlemen I know that day like this no one wants to hear any long speeches I make my remarks very short and I to want to. Praise. Secretary Secretary for. Carnegie Hall is one of the national landmarks and saw things in the city like great city hall itself and now Carnegie Hall our national landmark. I know that seems only yesterday. First talk to me and then right now Fred Richmond. And all of the other spoke to me about. Carnegie Hall to preserve it for the future I always had a very deep sense of feeling for Carnegie Hall because right off. Studios and I used to take violin lessons there was a frustrated violinist. But. Thanks very much persuading and we proceeded to purchase Carnegie Hall and turned it over to this nonprofit corporation of the man and women many of them here. And I want to express my appreciation to them for their great interest that we had some skeptics who thought that perhaps. This great city of support Concert Hall Well the answer is bend and they great success of the whole Here we have more events going on that in nineteen sixty and what's more to we have given through the facilities here and the work of artists and the management. Many more opportunities for our young people from our. High school here. And appreciate great music and comedy. For many many years one of the great cultural. Country. All over the world and you know. A lot of jokes that have been made about it I suppose so many people have heard of the one of the visitors who went up to one of the corner and said Ask him how do I get to Carnegie Hall. Practice boy practice. Secretary of his great department and I know that all of us in New York. Will cherish this and that for many years to come Carnegie Hall will bring cultural happiness and appreciation to. Visitors from all over this country and from all over the world thank you for.