Alaska and Hawaii. In my opinion. these are two outstanding achievements which have been accomplished in recent years. I think these are very significant achievements. in view of the fact that some of the opponents of civil rights opposed the entrance of both Hawaii and Alaska into the Union. particularly because of the large population in Hawaii of Polynesian and Asiatic origin. I feel it has been a great accomplishment in terms of democracy and freedom. particularly when we consider the fact that the majority leader comes from Texas. a State which has been involved emotionally in the civilrights struggle. whereas in the very recent earlier years we had majority leaders from States such as Ohio and California. which are on quite the opposite side of the civilrights struggle. Yet under those majority leaders we did not take either Hawaii or Alaska into the Union.