And I will do the diplomacy necessary, and I have heavy cards to play. I'm not going to lay them all out on the table.

My priority, first and foremost, is putting America back to work.

I'm going to have a press conference at least once a month to talk to the nation about what I'm doing, because I don't have anything to hide.

The 9/11 commission has given us a path to follow, endorsed by Democrats, Republicans, and the 9/11 families. As president, I will not evade or equivocate, I will immediately implement all the recommendations of that commission...

I am determined that as president, I'm not going to responsible for piling debt on our children's heads...

I believe this administration and its policies is actually encouraging the recruitment of terrorists. We haven't done the work necessary to reach out to other countries.

If the president had a sense of urgency about this director of intelligence and about the needs to strengthen America, he would call the Congress back and get the job done now.

The intelligence agencies of our country will tell you and can tell you, it's not classified, that the madrasas, the schools that are teaching terror, the people who are training terror, are using our actions as a means of recruitment.

some of Bush's policies encourage the recruitment of terrorists.

The latest poll from the 'Washington Post'-ABC News shows Kerry leading President Bush by 6 points among registered voters.

My pledge to you that I made last night, John and I will keep. We're going to restore trust and credibility to the White House.