As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special words to the American people: Your steadfastness in supporting our insistence on peace with honor has made peace with honor possible.

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

The man of thought who will not act is ineffective; the man of action who will not think is dangerous.

I would rather be a one-term President and do what I believe is right than to be a two-term President at the cost of seeing America become a second-race power and to see this Nation accept the first defeat in its proud 190-year history.

My concern today is not with the length of a person's hair but with his conduct.

Mrs. Nixon and I share the sorrow of millions of Americans at the death of Louis Armstrong. One of the architects of an American art form, a free and individual spirit, and an artist of worldwide fame, his great talents and magnificent spirit added richness and pleasure to all our lives.

Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and on the direction of the nation than most presidents.