I have tried my best to give the nation everything I had in me. There are probably a million people who could have done the job better than I did it, but I had the job and I always quote an epitaph on a tombstone in a cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona: "Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damndest."

Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the great class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.

Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.

A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment.

We worship money instead of honour.

This government has been informed that a Jewish state has been proclaimed in Palestine, and recognition has been requested by the provisional government thereof. The United States recognizes the provisional government as the de facto authority of the new State of Israel.

An optimist is presented with a problem and sees an opportunity. A pessimist is presented with an opportunity and sees a problem.