My friends, I simply want to say this: Whoever is President of the United States, whether it is the man standing before you today, or whethe...
I think sometimes we fail to understand that only through strength can this great Nation lead for peace, and it is that kind of strength tha...
That is truly in the best interest of the welfare of the Nation and the welfare of every individual.
I am quite familiar with the work of this group, not only with the work that it has done but with the plans that it has for the future, and ...
When we think about the welfare of this country and the welfare of an individual, in the best sense, that means a job.
Giving up all construction of missile defense poses too many risks.
I rejected these options for the following reasons:
I have not stepped up the war in Vietnam.
Debates in the field of national defense are often spirited, and the votes are often close.
I think that since this is a new system, we should constantly examine what progress has been made in the development of the technique to see...
The gravest responsibility which I bear as President of the United States is for the security of the Nation.
This is a very close decision on our part, one that I not only discussed with Secretary Laird yesterday, but that we will discuss more fully...
As to whether or not a different response would either discourage those talks or might have the effect of even encouraging them is the decis...
I do not plan a State of the Union Address in the traditional manner.
In view of the current offensive on the part of the North Vietnamese and the Vietcong, there is no prospect for a reduction of American forc...
No President with the responsibility for the lives and security of the American people could fail to provide this protection.
In other words, our program provides an incentive for a responsible Soviet weapons policy and for the avoidance of spiraling U.S. and Soviet...
It will be my policy as President to issue a warning only once, and I will not repeat it now.
