Message to the Congress
Transmitting the Annual Report of the National Science Board
To
the Congress of the
I
am pleased to submit to the Congress a report of the National Science Board
entitled Science and Engineering Indicators -- 1987. This report is the eighth
in a continuing series in which important aspects of the status of American
science and engineering are examined.
The
importance of scientific and engineering research to the well-being of our
Nation is widely recognized. Science and engineering play a vital role in
maintaining our Nation's defense, improving its health, and increasing its
economic productivity.
I
commend Science and Engineering Indicators -- 1987 to the attention of the
Congress and those in the scientific endeavor.
Ronald
Reagan
The
White House,