I want everybody to hear loud and clear that I'm going to be the president of everybody.

Africa needs help, no question about that but I'd rather prefer that the money is channeled. That's what I call smart aid; it's channeled through African civil society groups. These are the groups which can be held more accountable. These are the groups which will sort of monitor how the aid money is spent.

I am a war president.

I take pride in being the same person.

It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it.

Issues are won based upon whether or not you can keep this economy strong; elections are won based upon economic issues and national security issues.

I think the key anecdote in the book is when Colin [Powell] and I were discussing Iraq. Colin was upstairs in the Treaty Room, in the residence. And he talks about his concerns about the use of military in Iraq. And I said I felt the same concerns, but it might be that we have to use it. In which case, he said, "I support you."