Later in the day, the President called the President-elect, thanked him again for the offer, and accepted his invitation to represent the United States.

The amendment would resolve these difficulties and facilitate greater safety by allowing a State of registry and a State of the operator to agree to transfer these responsibilities to the State of the operator.

We can no longer assume as we could in the past that the Earth will heal and renew itself indefinitely.

The Nation's environmental programs are producing tangible benefits.

It would serve the Nation equally ill to underrate our strengths and our proven ability to handle difficult issues.

Last August I outlined an Economic Revitalization Program that would accomplish the tasks set forth above.

We must seek means to reduce inflation at a lower cost in lost output and employment.

The number of American homes using solar power has increased tenfold in just four years.

The raising of these issues for public debate is an important end in itself.

The Council on Wage and Price Stability has played an important role in supplementing fiscal and monetary policies by calling public attention to wage and price developments or actions by the Government that could be of concern to American consumers.

Real output has grown at an average rate of 3 percent per year since I took office, and employment has grown by 10 percent.