I will reject any advice to pull down the Stars and Stripes and sail home from the seas of the world.

I believe that the program of the previous four or five Presidents was aimed in the right direction.

I can assure you that I will abide totally with the War Powers Act that was enacted by the Congress several years ago.

It is essential to our national security, and it is more essential today than it was in January.

America has the will, America has the resources, America has the know-how, and America has the faith.

I will not engage in recriminations or attempts to assess the blame, nor should any of us.

I still think there is an opportunity to salvage the situation in Vietnam.

The facts are, we can afford no more delays.

First, we are taking all the humanitarian measures we can to relieve the innocent civilian refugees.

I remain committed to a Navy second to none in readiness, capability, and dedication to our Nation's highest ideals.

We stand ready to defend ourselves and support our allies as surely as we always have.

It is really a great privilege and honor for me to have the opportunity of joining in this obviously very successful conference.

This is not a moment for despair or for fatalism.

We will preserve partnerships with people striving for freedom on a global basis.

I think we do face a crisis. But I am optimistic that if the Congress joins with me, and the American people support the Congress and me, as President, we can overcome those difficulties.

I don't believe that we miscalculated the will of the South Vietnamese to carry on their fight for their own freedom.

San Diego has demonstrated that environmental quality is good business.

What is essential now is that we keep our nerve and our essential unity as a powerful but peace-loving Nation.

I expect to be campaigning very hard for my own reelection-or election in 1976.

I urge all who live and work on the Nation's farms and ranches to plan for accident prevention and to implement their plans with intelligence and resolve.

Any strategy to reap full production from our agricultural enterprises must include planning for the safety of those who live and work on our farms and ranches.

There is hereby established the Collective Bargaining Committee in Construction.

The Committee shall promote more effective machinery for the resolution of disputes over the terms of collective bargaining agreements.

The Committee shall facilitate the collective bargaining process at local and area levels.

I must say again, this is as far as I will go.