The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a public figure, a major public figure, is a lonely man.

I seriously doubt if we will ever have another war. This is probably the very last one.

Lyndon Johnson rose above the doubt and fear to hold this Nation on course until we rediscovered our faith in ourselves.

My view is that one should not break up a winning combination.

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

The only time in the history of the world that we have had any extended periods of peace is when there has been a balance of power. It is when one nation becomes infinitely more powerful in relation to its potential competitors that the danger of war arises.

It is essential that we take steps to prevent chemical substances from becoming environmental hazards. Unless we develop better methods to assure adequate testing of chemicals, we will be inviting the environmental crisis of the future.