We need to look to the future, to have confidence in the greatness of our country, pull ourselves together in a spirit of unity and conviction and also anticipation and hope.

U.S. farm exports will reach $40 billion, up $8 billion above last year—the greatest 1-year increase in history.

You have indeed made this valley hum with activity.

I have a sober and excited awareness of what the Presidency means to this country.

We must have economic health, with new jobs, new opportunities for American workers to remain the most productive on Earth.

Our position is that we will not get involved in the conflict at all.

I'm grateful that, as President, we've kept our Nation at peace.

This valley is indeed a fine example for us all.

We hope and we expect that the conflict between Iran and Iraq will not have any effect on the safety or lives of the hostages.

It's a difficult job; it's a challenging job.

Never in history have so many been fed by so few.

The worst thing I could do as President would be to escalate this disruption or altercation between Iran and Iraq to an even greater international crisis because of ill-considered decisions by myself.

I pray to God that I'll go out of office, hopefully at the end of 5 more years, still with our Nation at peace.

The office of the Presidency is a major and vital force in the life of every human being in this country and every family, perhaps in the entire world.

This threat to the oil supplies from Iran and Iraq is a vivid demonstration of the need for the exact energy policy that my administration has put through the Congress and now has implemented.

It's important to the American people to know the facts about our Nation, its past, its present, and its future.

I think the 3½-year record as President has been a good one.

We will do everything we can in a peaceful way to add our voice to that of other nations to resolve this issue without further bloodshed.