I consider this an important part of our effort to improve the organization and effectiveness of government.

I look forward to a long and continuing and, hopefully, mutually successful effort between our country and the United Nations to bring about peace in the world and to protect human rights.

I will nominate David E. McGiffert to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

Such early participation by state and local officials in our planning process will help ensure broad-based support for the proposals that are eventually developed.

Advisory committees can be of great value.

State and local concerns, as well as their expertise, should be considered as programs are being developed.

I will nominate Ernest G. Green to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.

I will nominate Donald Elisburg to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.

I will nominate Thomas D. Morris to be Inspector General of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

I believe that we are so closely tied together with Canada on a mutually beneficial basis.

I have adopted a policy, which I am not going to leave, of not commenting directly on any specific CIA activity.

I think the electoral college, for instance, should be eliminated.

I do favor at least an automatic vote by Presidential electors, once the general election is completed.

I think it's a good improvement on the previous budget.

I think we'll have a much more carefully considered budget next year than we've had in the past.

I will nominate Mary E. King to be Deputy Director of ACTION.

We share a commitment to human decency and to personal freedom.

So, we learn from one another.