Ronald Reagan was an excellent leader of our nation during challenging times at home and abroad.

To me, the Presidency and the Vice-Presidency were not prizes to be won, but a duty to be done.

He was one of the few political leaders I have ever met whose public speeches revealed more than his private conversations. [On Ronald Reagan]

I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.

I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.

I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right.

One of the enduring truths of the nation's capital is that bureaucrats survive.