I recognize the economic interdependence of the people of the world.

I will nominate William K. Smith, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United States Railway Association for a 6-year term.

I will nominate Jane Hurt Yarn, of Atlanta, Ga., to be a member of the Council on Environmental Quality.

This is a sober time.

I will nominate George M. Lane, of Westminster, Mass., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Yemen Arab Republic.

I am hopeful that ERA will be ratified before the present deadline expires.

The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of retirement, survivor, and disability programs existing in the United States.

I urge the Committee to exercise its authority to extend the ratification deadline for ERA.

There is established the President's Commission on Pension Policy.

Justice and fairness are essential for the health and stability of our society.

We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.

The Federal Republic plays a vital role within the Western Alliance.

I have confidence in the strength of the West to meet this challenge-strength in military forces, in our collective will, and in our economies, political systems, and moral values.

My personal relationship with Chancellor Schmidt is excellent.

Today we reaffirm our commitment to these principles.

Our concern for human rights is global and is not restricted to any nation or region.

I believe that all people of good will can subscribe to these objectives.

The United States seeks a detente that is both broadly defined and fully reciprocal.