I always thought of myself as a good old South Dakota boy who grew up here on the prairie. My dad was a Methodist minister. I went off to war. I have been married to the same woman forever. I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like.

I always thought of myself as a moderate liberal, a fighter for peace and justice. I never thought of myself as being all that far out.

A conscientious man would be cautious how he dealt in blood.

I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.

I don't think the American people had a clear picture of either Nixon or me. I think they thought that Nixon was a strong, decisive, tough-minded guy and that I was an idealist and antiwar guy who might not attach enough significance to the security of the country. The truth is, I was the guy with the war record, and my opposition to Vietnam was because I was interested in the nation's well-being.

When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up.

I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that.