Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of ... permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.

Before I became President, in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, there had been fairly dramatic, and I think excessive, reductions in the capability of our military forces, and as a former military man myself - I was a professional naval officer, a submarine officer - I thought it was better, on a step-by-step, very carefully planned way, to increase the technical, or technological, capability of our weapons systems.

We must make it clear that a platform of 'I hate gay men and women' is not a way to become president of the United States.

We believe in separation of church and state, that there should be no unwarranted influence on the church or religion by the state, and vice versa.

The Southern Baptist Convention, as you know, decided in the year 2000 that women should not be permitted to be pastors or deacons or chaplains in the military service. Some Southern Baptist seminaries don't even permit women to teach male students. I don't agree with that. But they can go in and quote a few passages of Paul that women should be restricted in their services.

You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.

I'm still, except for making overseas trips, I'm staying just about as busy as I ever did.