My confidence in his integrity has not been shaken, and in fact, it has been strengthened by his courageous conduct and his ability--even though he is controversial at times, as I am over the past 4 1/2 years.

We have got to maintain the respect of America throughout the world.

Why did you wait so long to order in the B-52's?

We cannot expect to have good neighbors, however, unless we are ready to be good neighbors.

And we can contribute a great deal to the quality of our existence and to the vitality of our society by doing all we can to revive and strengthen the place of neighborliness in our daily lives.

I further urge all our people to use this occasion to reflect on the importance of achieving equal rights and opportunities for women and to dedicate themselves anew to that great goal.

Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning October 14, 1973, as National Legal Secretaries' Court Observance Week.

For the cause of equal rights and opportunities for women is inseparable from the cause of human dignity and equal justice for all.

I call upon the people of the United States, particularly the legal community, to observe that week with appropriate activities.

This amendment can represent a giant step forward in achieving full equality of opportunity for all Americans as we approach the 200th birthday of our Nation.

American women represent an important reservoir of ability and dedication which Government must draw upon to a greater degree.

Because I firmly believe that women should not be denied equal protection of the laws of this Nation and equal opportunity to participate fully in our national life, I reaffirm again my support for the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.

Each of us, after all, is our neighbor's neighbor—and the responsibility for building a happier, livelier, fuller life in each of our communities must rest, in the end, with each of us.

I pledge to you tonight that I will do all that I can to ensure that one of the results of Watergate is a new level of political decency and integrity in America.

Far from trying to hide the facts, my effort throughout has been to discover the facts.

I relied on the best law enforcement agencies in the country to find and report the truth.

This principle of confidentiality of Presidential conversations is at stake in the question of these tapes.

We must not stay so mired in Watergate that we fail to respond to challenges of surpassing importance to America and the world.