One of the sharp parallels is that neither Vietnam nor Iraq was the slightest threat to America's national security.

I was tired. I hadn't slept eight hours in two, three years. I lived on four, five hours of sleep. You can do it during a campaign because thousands are screaming for you. You're getting adrenaline shots each day. Then the campaign ends, and there are no more shots.

You don't run for the presidency out of nostalgia.

As an American, I want our forces to prevail.

At least I have precluded the possibility of peaking too early.

I met my wife in South Dakota.

My heart does sometimes bleed for those who are hurting in my own country and abroad.