There Is An American Tragedy In Which

We Must Proceed With Our Own Energy Development. Exploitation Of Domestic Petroleum And Natural Gas Potentialities, Along With Nuclear, Solar, Geothermal, And Non-fossil Fuels Is Vital. We Will Never Again Permit Any Foreign Nation To Have Uncle Sam Over A Barrel Of Oil.

I Just Don't Think We Should Go Hellfire Damnation Around The Globe Freeing People, Unless It Is Directly Related To Our Own National Security.

I Once Told You That I Am Not A Saint, And I Hope Never To See The Day That I Cannot Admit Having Made A Mistake. So I Will Close With Another Confession. Frequently, Along The Tortuous Road Of Recent Months From This Chamber To The Presidents House, I Protested That I Was My Own Man. Now I Realize That I Was Wrong. I Am Your Man, For It Was Your Carefully Weighed Confirmation That Changed My Occupation. The Truth Is I Am The Peoples Man, For You Acted In Their Name, And I Accepted And Began My New And Solemn Trust With A Promise To Serve All The People And Do The Best That I Can For America.

Government Exists To Create And Preserve Conditions In Which People Can Translate Their Ideas Into Practical Reality. In The Best Of Times, Much Is Lost In Translation. But We Try.

Music Education Opens Doors That Help Children Pass From School Into The World Around Them - A World Of Work, Culture, Intellectual Activity, And Human Involvement. The Future Of Our Nation Depends On Providing Our Children With A Complete Education That Includes Music.