It is undoubtedly the most important decision that I shall make this year, perhaps one of the most important of my whole life.

I want the American people to understand my character, my weaknesses, the kind of person I am.

I think the American people resent being put in boxes and I have always avoided that myself.

I personally feel that the Pentagon Papers should have been revealed by the New York Times.

There are a lot of specific issues that affect the American people: Jobs, inflation, energy policy, agricultural policy, education, health, fair taxes, and many others, and I intend to address them all.

I favored at that time a quick withdrawal of our troops from Vietnam, completely.

When I am the host of a meeting where decisions are made I would favor the meetings being open.

I don't see any reason for the CIA through covert means to try to overthrow governments.

I think I am sensitive; I am tough.

I think the proper role of the CIA is the role that was spelled out in the original legislation that set up the CIA.

I have always avoided trying to give simplistic answers just for political expediency.

The one single issue that comes to mind with which I have had the most difficulty has been the amnesty question.

I would like to remove them from the welfare system altogether; place them under the responsibility of the Labor Department.

We must get the money and services to the people who need them, and not just to the communities that happen to be most skilled in the art of grantsmanship.

The only way to achieve the growth in the urban tax base required to meet rising expenditures is through a healthy local economy.

A nation that can send men to the moon can meet its urban needs.

I believe that if we talk sense to the American people, we will find support for a realistic program to meet the urban crisis.

I think the public at large does not yet realize that what we confront is not just New York City's fiscal crisis, but a national problem.