They asked me to go in front of the Reagans. I'm not used to going in front of President Reagan, so we went out behind the Bushes.

We do, in former chairman Lee Atwater's words, offer the party as a big tent, and therefore that message has to be clear. How we do that within the platform, the preamble to the platform or whatnot, that remains to be seen. But that message will have to be articulated with great clarity.

One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice-president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'.

I'd like to get into the National Guard.

The US has a vital interest in that area of the country.

When I talked to him on the phone yesterday. I called him George rather than Mr. Vice President. But, in public, it's Mr. Vice President, because that is who he is.

Abortion is not an issue with the American people. It is a figment of your imagination if you think that this is an issue that is talked about a lot.