I Learned Early On That If You

I Got To Be White House Chief Of Staff, Ten Years Of Congressman, Secretary Of Defense, Vice-president. If You're A Political Junkie Like I Obviously Am - That Was - Every One Of Those Was Just A Tremendous Experience. I'm Very Comfortable With What I Did And Why I Did It And How I Did It. And I'll Let Others Judge Whether They Liked It Or Not.

Don Rumsfeld Is The Finest Secretary Of Defense The Nation Has Ever Had.

You Know, I've Got Experiences Going Back To The Wage Price Controls In The Nixon Administration Where, In Effect, We Had What I Think Was A Terrible Mistake, In That Case A Republican Administration, Where Moved In And Tried To Control The Wages, Prices And Profits Of Every Enterprise In America. It Was A Huge Mistake.

One Of The Worst Things We Could Do Is Start To Act Now As Though The Attack Of 9/11 Is A Thing Of The Past And Will Never Be Repeated. That's Just Not True.

You Really Do Think About It Institutionally; This Is Your Job, And To Some Extent You Benefit From Having A Job To Do At A Moment Like This. You Have Things That You Have To Make Happen. And You Don't Have Time For The Emotional Reaction That Might Otherwise Occur If Somebody Was Just Sitting There Watching These Events Unfold And Had No Responsibilities.