I Know I Will Go To Hell,

The Pat On The Back, The Arm Around The Shoulder, The Praise For What Was Done Right And The Sympathetic Nod For What Wasn't Are As Much A Part Of Golf As Life Itself.

To Know John Kennedy, As I Did, Was To Understand The True Meaning Of The Word. He Understood That Courage Is Not Something To Be Gauged In A Poll Or Located In A Focus Group. No Adviser Can Spin It. No Historian Can Backdate It. For, In The Age Old Contest Between Popularity And Principle, Only Those Willing To Lose For Their Convictions Are Deserving Of Posterity's Approval.

To Me, The Presidency And The Vice-presidency Were Not Prizes To Be Won, But A Duty To Be Done.

I Believe That Truth Is The Glue That Holds Government Together, Not Only Our Government But Civilization Itself. That Bond, Though Strained, Is Unbroken At Home And Abroad. In All My Public And Private Acts As Your President, I Expect To Follow My Instincts Of Openness And Candor With Full Confidence That Honesty Is Always The Best Policy In The End. My Fellow Americans, Our Long National Nightmare Is Over.

The American Dream Does Not Come To Those Who Fall Asleep.