The Federal Government will not turn its back on you.

Democracy only requires that we work together to understand each other, that we listen to each other, and that we address our differences seriously with mutual respect.

I think the most prophetic point I made was the need for a clear and direct line of communication between us.

We share a similar history, a similar form of government, and similar aspirations.

I proposed a growth agenda for the eighties to put us on solid footing once again.

Our country was conceived in the theory of local self-government.

I have decided that we should move forward now with a program to repair the Nation's major highways and bridges.

I knew the need a year ago and asked him to wait for a year.

I am pleased to announce my intention to nominate William Laurens Van Alen.

It's my hope that this package can be high on the agenda when the Congress returns to Washington next week.

We would achieve a system that could survive against the current and projected Soviet rocket inventory.

The best survivability, and thus the best deterrence, lies in the modernization of all three legs of the Triad.