I am very delighted that Bill Usery is going to be the nominee for Secretary of Labor.

We have long supported the ILO and its objectives, and our notice of intent to withdraw does not mean that the United States has decided irrevocably to take that step.

I want to express my appreciation for your willingness to undertake a special mission to European capitals as my personal representative to review our relations with the International Labor Organization.

To restore its integrity, I am asking the Congress to raise social security taxes.

My request is based on a careful assessment of the international situation and the contingencies we must be prepared to meet.

The experience we had this last year worked out very well in getting some restraint on the growth of pay increases in the Federal Government.

The combination of tax and spending changes I propose will set us on a course that not only leads to a balanced budget within three years, but also improves the prospects for the economy to stay on a growth path that we can sustain.

I make no such promises. I offer no such illusions.

We must not continue drifting in the direction of bigger and bigger government.

Liberty is the most precious possession of our past and it is still our greatest promise for the future.

I think candidates ought to present themselves to the people.

I need a feeling of comfort within an organization.

I don't find that at all.

The country has gone through, in the last year or year and a half, some very difficult times.

I think the letter speaks for itself.

I can only doubly guarantee you what I will do.

We started developing a few years ago by transplanting some salmon from this area of the world.

I think you will find that it will go down.

The motto is, 'Follow me.'

I hereby revoke Executive Order No. 11833 of January 13, 1975.

I think it's better to let history tell the story rather than contemporaries.

This act will provide important new directives to the industry and its regulators to insure that competition is always a prime consideration.

We are now paying out $25 billion a year for foreign oil.

The United States is dependent on foreign sources for about 37 percent of its present petroleum needs.

This should result in improved intercity rail passenger service.