Compromise Is The Oil That Makes Governments

My Fellow Americans, Our Long National Nightmare Is Over. Our Constitution Works; Our Great Republic Is A Government Of Laws And Not Of Men. Here The People Rule. But There Is A Higher Power, By Whatever Name We Honor Him, Who Ordains Not Only Righteousness But Love, Not Only Justice But Mercy.

Today, America Can Regain The Sense Of Pride That Existed Before Vietnam... These Events, Tragic As They Are, Portend Neither The End Of The World Nor Of America's Leadership In The World.

My Fellow Americans, Our Long National Nightmare Is Over.

A Coalition Of Groups Is Waging A Massive Propaganda Campaign Against The President Of The United States. An All-out Attack. Their Aim Is Total Victory For Themselves And Total Defeat For Him.

The Communist Leaders In Moscow, Peking And Hanoi Must Fully Understand That The United States Considers The Freedom Of South Viet Nam Vital To Our Interests. And They Must Know That We Are Not Bluffing In Our Determination To Defend Those Interests.