In All My Public And Private Acts

Richard Nixon... Was Just Offered $2 Million By Schick To Do A Television Commercial - For Gillette.

I Know Well The Coequal Role Of The Congress In Our Constitutional Process. I Love The House Of Representatives. I Revere The Traditions Of The Senate Despite My Too-short Internship In That Great Body. As President, Within The Limits Of Basic Principles, My Motto Toward The Congress Is Communication, Conciliation, Compromise, And Cooperation.

I Believe That Prayer In Public Schools Should Be Voluntary. It Is Difficult For Me To See How Religious Exercises Can Be A Requirement In Public Schools, Given Our Constitutional Requirement Of Separation Of Church And State. I Feel That The Highly Desirable Goal Of Religious Education Must Be Principally The Responsibility Of Church And Home. I Do Not Believe That Public Education Should Show Any Hostility Toward Religion, And Neither Should It Inhibit Voluntary Participation, If It Does Not Interfere With The Educational Process.

I Have Always Felt That The Real Purpose Of Government Is To Enhance The Lives Of People And That A Leader Can Best Do That By Restraining Government In Most Cases Instead Of Enlarging It At Every Opportunity.

The Political Lesson Of Watergate Is This: Never Again Must America Allow An Arrogant, Elite Guard Of Political Adolescents To By-pass The Regular Party Organization And Dictate The Terms Of A National Election.