09/15/2005
https://transcripts.cnn.com...
"You have important work to do; you're on the cutting edge now; and this Department is here to stay and will have the full support of this President."
"John Tower has devoted his life to service of country."
"I hereby extend the duration of that period to March 10, 1990."
"The most pressing challenge is to manage the modernization of America's nuclear weapons production plants."