As President, I Watched In Wonder As

I Don't Write Letters Anymore.

Don't Try To Fine-tune Somebody Else's View.

I Remember When I Was Shot Down In That War. I Remember How Terrified I Was. And It Made Me Feel Close To My Family, And To God, And To Life, And I Was Scared.

I Think The Major Event That Shaped My Life Was Being A Naval Aviator. I Got My Commission And Wings At 18 Years Old, And Then I Went Into Combat At 19. And I Think, As I Look Back On It, That Whole Experience Probably Shaped My Life More Than Any Incident, Or Any Event.

I Know This About The American People: We Welcome Competition. We'll Match Our Ingenuity, Our Energy, Our Experience And Technology, Our Spirit And Enterprise Against Anyone.