It's been 12 years since the United States had a gold medal brought back to us from the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

This is a good year for our Nation, and this is a wonderful day for me.

I would like to congratulate those who are forming the new Institute of Museum Services.

We are blessed not only by great performers, great composers, great artists, but also by great museums.

I spend a large part of my life listening to beautiful music in the Oval Office.

Democracy is not just a system of government; it is a way of life.

I think the passage of Proposition 13 has sent a shock wave through the consciousness of every public servant.

We want the employees to do an effective job.

This administration is deeply committed to the goal of decent health care for every American.

Upcoming congressional floor action on Federal civil service reform and reorganization.

Above all, we are committed to proceeding in a prudent manner which does not fuel inflationary pressures.

We cannot manage the people who work under us.

I feel that the American consciousness was dealt a very severe blow by the Vietnam war and by the Watergate revelations.

The vast majority of American Government workers are superior people.

I think that the American people place inflation at the top of the list of things about which they are concerned.

I don't have any expectation of imposing mandatory wage and price controls.

I am a manager and a businessman and an engineer by background.

We are also deeply concerned that our national health plan be prudently designed.