At The Desk Where I Sit, I

We Live Amid Falling Taboos. In Our Crowded Little Hour Of History We Have Seen How The Prejudice Of Religion No Longer Can Bar The Way To The White House. Some Of You May Live To See The Day When The Prejudice Of Sex No Longer Places The Presidency Beyond The Reach Of A Greatly Gifted American Lady. Long Before Them, I Hope You Will See A Woman Member Of The Supreme Court Of The United States. In Congress And In Our State Legislatures We Need More Women To Bring Their Sensitive Experience To The Shaping Of Our Decisions.

I'm A Powerful S.o.b., You Know That?

If You're Not Listening, You're Not Learning.

If A Single Act Of Folly Was More Responsible For This Explosion Than Any Other It Was The Arbitrary And Dangerous Announced Decision That The Straits Of Tiran Would Be Closed. The Right Of Innocent, Maritime Passage Must Be Preserved For All Nations

I Don't Think That I Need To Tell You How Important To The Outcome Of That Race Is The Education Legislation That Is Now Before The Congress. I Hope That It Is Important Enough That Most Of You Have Studied It In Detail. I Hope That You Understand That It Represents The Very Best Thinking That The Leading Educators Of This Country Can Produce.