Competitive athletics contributes very significantly to a better world for all of us.

I ask only one thing: Just remember the trenches a bit when you get back up to that ivory tower.

I think that is a tremendously favorable statistic that we can all be proud of.

I think we will miss Herb's sense of the dramatic.

I think all of us are here tonight to say goodbye to a trusted friend and a very valued adviser.

Herb Stein, in my judgment, from my view, has been a model helpmate, adviser to public servants.

Mrs. Ford and I extend our sincere condolences to Mrs. Lindbergh and the family.

I must reemphasize that the Council should not be a steppingstone back to mandatory wage and price controls.

We face an uphill road, and we will make it through only if we all pull together.

The transition is going very smoothly.

Our candidates for the Congress are worthy of your full support.

I think that is a great trend in exactly the right direction.

It is tough, demanding work, but it is accomplishing our great goal.

I am gratified to sign the legislation authorizing me to create such a council.

I want you to know that I am thinking about my many, many good Michigan friends gathered in Detroit.

It is time for all of us to get down to hard work.

It would also be unrealistic to expect this Council to bring any immediate relief from inflation.

One of the most important of our Republican concepts is to reverse the concentration of power in Washington.