We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came.

The voters selected us, in short, because they had confidence in our judgement and our ability to exercise that judgement from a position where we could determine what were their own best interest, as a part of the nation's interest.

With all of the history of war, and the human race's history unfortunately has been a good deal more war than peace, with nuclear weapons distributed all through the world, and available, and the strong reluctance of any people to accept defeat, I see the possibility in the 1970's of the President of the United States having to face a world in which 15 or 20 or 25 nations may have these weapons.

Sailing has given me some of the most pleasant and exciting moments of my life. It also has taught me something of the courage, resourcefulness, and strength of men who sail the seas in ships.

Abroad, the balance of power is shifting. There are new and more terrible weapons - new and uncertain nations - new pressures of population and deprivation.

When asked what I am most proud of, I stick out my chest, hold my head high and state proudly, 'I served in the United States Navy!'

probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those times when Thomas Jefferson ate alone.