Well, we've got a major effort under way to try to educate everybody, to let them know we have a zero tolerance policy where sexual assault is involved.

We must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force if necessary.

You know, I've got experiences going back to the wage price controls in the Nixon administration where, in effect, we had what I think was a terrible mistake, in that case a Republican administration, where moved in and tried to control the wages, prices and profits of every enterprise in America. It was a huge mistake.

You really do think about it institutionally; this is your job, and to some extent you benefit from having a job to do at a moment like this. You have things that you have to make happen. And you don't have time for the emotional reaction that might otherwise occur if somebody was just sitting there watching these events unfold and had no responsibilities.

I had other priorities in the sixties than military service.

I've worked for four presidents and watched two others up close, and I know that there's no such thing as a routine day in the Oval Office.

I think the decision that's been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one.