If all of you had voted the other way - there's about 5500 of you here tonight - I would not be the President of the United States.

I believe in an America ... where no public official either requests or accepts instructions on public policy from the Pope, the National Council of Churches, or any other ecclesiastical source.

We must recognize that every nation determines its policies in terms of its own interests.

If we are strong, our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak, words will be of no help.

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it.

It is extremely important that adequate provision be made for reasonable levels of income to them, for the care of the children which they must leave at home or in school, and for protection of the family unit. One of the prime objectives of the Commission on the Status of Women, which I appointed 18 months ago, is to develop a program to accomplish these purposes.