I feel as good as a fellow could feel who has gone through what I have gone through today.

I don't know what my schedule will be Thursday.

It is just as irrevocable as the statement says--completely irrevocable.

No, no, I am not sacrificing anything.

Tonight, I renew the offer I made last August--to stop the bombardment of North Vietnam.

I think they will understand what I have done and the reasons for it.

No. I have no immediate plans.

Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.

My statement speaks for itself and is very clear.

What we won when all of our people united just must not now be lost in suspicion, distrust, selfishness, and politics among any of our people.

Perfect. Never better.

We shall accelerate the reequipment of South Vietnam's armed forces--in order to meet the enemy's increased firepower.

I have not done near enough.

Well, I hope that what I said tonight will strengthen it.

That is my plan, God willing.

Tonight I want to speak to you of peace in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

So, tonight, in the hope that this action will lead to early talks, I am taking the first step to deescalate the conflict.

I said we will be meeting through next week on all of these matters, trying to implement them and carry them out, review them.

The only information that I know that is available is that it did not return; that it is missing.

Yes, I think I would say I am disappointed, but it is not unexpected. Is that clear?

I think you specialists in that field could better deal with that.

No. We have no plans.

I don't think that a military strategy that is under review from time to time, or troop deployments, or matters of that kind, ought to be speculated on until the President has made a decision.

We are constantly trying to strengthen the weaknesses that develop in the defense system of the Nation--the shortages that appear.

We keep in very close touch through our diplomats in that part of the world.