It satisfies an unmet demand in our society for the quiet and the unorganized and the sometimes vulnerable purchasers of goods and services just to have a voice.

My goals have not changed and won't change.

We share with them a common purpose, a common culture, common interests, problems, and opportunities.

They are just as valuable to us as we are to them, and we want them to understand how we cherish their good will and their trust and our mutual commitment.

I don't know. I'm not accustomed to my wife being gone.

I think that we certainly would keep that hope alive when we see how Gromyko and Vance get along at their next meeting.

Obviously, it would be better for the peace of Africa if other nations would not send troops and military forces into Africa.

We would like very much for Cuba to refrain from this intrusion into African affairs in a military way.

I think it's obvious that we want to have good relations with Cuba.

It would be a mistake to be too optimistic about it.

Another major concern of ours is the large number of political prisoners in Cuba, between 15,000 and 20,000.

We don't have a special slogan for Latin America anymore, but we have a commitment to treat them as individuals.

I just want to say this morning that I am very grateful that Rosalynn is able to go down to the Caribbean and to Central and South America.

The measure of a nation’s success is how it treats its most vulnerable citizens.

The way I understand our present submarine force, this submarine, the Los Angeles, then would be designed for attacking other ships, protecting our own ships---against war vessels.

The U.S. does not expect to do so.

It is good to see you.

I believe that with absolute certainty I can say that there is no finer ship in the world than this one.