 We deeply appreciate you letting us put your letter in our catalog, we just know it's going to encourage people to volunteer for our letters and questions. Thank you so much. I appreciate that. I'd like to recruit 50,000 volunteers. Mr. Swenson. Good morning. Marie is a student at one of the projects that we find. Now we're green. Now we're doing a student in the project. This is John Johnson, joining the manager for our Portland Warbind story that's on our version of Revolunteers. Well, what are we doing? Now, that's why we're going to give you your assessment here. Three of you, and then we'll bring everybody in as a group part. Okay. Oh, John. Thank you. The story of my group pictures like this. Frederick March had a way of always ending up where you were. He said, well, it's very easy. No one ever reads the whole caption. But he said they'll always read beginning from left to right. But he also had another trick that he used to pull in standing over there. Particularly, it was a group of movie stars. And he's waited to get my picture doing this. And just as the finger was on the button to snap, he'd go, ha! Very loud. The result would be, he would be smiling broadly and everyone else in the pictures. I'm going to be with such a distinguished group of Americans. Glad to have you here. I never missed a chance to talk to those guys from up on the hill. You are particularly unique in this. Certainly an example and a wonderful example for others. All that you've done, spoken of Israel, is an offending resignation of Prime Minister Begin. We're witnessing an orderly transfer of power to the leaders of the newly Israeli government. This commitment to the democratic process I think is one of the strongest bonds that our two countries had. While Israel and the United States may not always agree on every particular point, I firmly believe that the spirit of friendship and cooperation that characterizes our relationship serves the interest of both countries. This relationship is based on a big rock of common values and common interests and our dedication to the security and well-being of the state of Israel. Commitment to Israel's security and well-being has been a very well-known cornerstone of American policy in the Middle East since the creation of Israel in 1948. The United States played a key role in that creation. Our continuing economic and security assistance to Israel I think is an acknowledgement of those common values and common interests and the significance of our commitment. I'm very concerned about the recent events in Lebanon as I'm sure you all are. The United States, Israel and Lebanon have a common objective. The sovereignty of Lebanon, the withdrawal of all foreign forces and the security of Israel's more than border. We share a common problem. Syria, back to the Soviet Union, is actively seeking to prevent the implementation of the Israel-Lebanon accord and to undermine the authority of the Lebanese government. And as you know, last night we learned that two more of our Marines have been killed in Lebanon in the civil war that is going on there. The Israel-Lebanon agreement was a major step toward withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon with arrangements for the security of Israel's more than border. And I'm proud of the part that our government was able to play through Ambassador Habib in that working out of that accord. We're continuing to move forward in the major peace process which is the only real guarantee for the security and stability of Israel and several neighbors. And I hope in the months ahead that both sides will find a way to make constructive use of the opportunities that our professors present. You can't afford to let any chance for real peace slip by and we won't. The peace treaty between Egypt and Israel is, of course, the cornerstone of our efforts to bring about a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. I've written and spoken to both President Mubarak and Prime Minister Begin regarding my concern about the current troubled state of Egyptian-Israel relations and gratified that each immediately reiterated their firm commitment to the Camp David Accords and their treaty of peace. Each also indicated a desire to improve their bilateral relations and we intend to keep working with them. It's no coincidence that the same forces which are destabilizing the Middle East, namely the Soviet Union, Libya, the PLO, are also working hand in glove with Cuba to destabilize Central America. Soviet activities in Central America and the Middle East are of deep strategic concern. In both areas, the Soviet Union challenges our interests both through direct involvement and through proxies such as Nicaragua and the PLO. In both areas, we're working with Israel to counter Soviet trouble-making. Burning it further, I would like to extend financing on some of our best wishes to all of you, your families as you celebrate the Jewish holiday holidays. Rosh Hashanah is a call to every Jew and in a larger sense to all mankind to return to the fundamental goals, principles for which we were created and which we all strive. Re-examined the year past, looked to the one ahead in the spirit of prayer and hopefulness. So may the year 5744 ring help, prosperity and peace, you and your families. Thank you for letting me ramble on here and now I know there isn't much time left and maybe in a few minutes some of you might have a question or two. Good to see you, sir. Good to see you. Good to see you. Rosh Hashanah, I'll punch that one down the other. Yeah, sometimes you're worse than others. It's almost like being a devil. Yes. You're stressed. Well, sit down. I know this room, man. Well, your time's up, Rosh. Yeah. Never had the opportunity to do that. Beautiful job. I'd sure like to renew our friendship on a, say, a more stable basis like both of us living in Washington. Very, very close. Did you know I was going to talk about my friends today? And I said I'm going to talk about my new friends. After this meeting, you know you're shopping. You know, when I was a boy there used to be a reading that sometimes, remember when people used to give readings? I used to give readings, did you? Yes. And my mother did. She had one of them. But then she had the wedding. And when she said to the Rabbi, I spoke such wonderful words. And he said, there are three important things in a person's life. A man's life. You are born, you get married, and you die. You were born. Today you get married. Now there's nothing left for you to do. Wait a minute, excuse me. I would like to. I want to give you a little report about what's going on in New York. What's going on in New York? As soon as you sit down and start these fellas, you just get a couple pictures and then we'll have your book late. It's just nothing. They can't get anybody to defend them. Except Libya, naturally. And Poland and Syria. That's the only thing that's been streaming. The Philippines and a dozen other countries drafting a resolution which I expect...