 Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come over and meet with us, sir. You see before you a very talented and dedicated staff that press reports to the contrary not withstanding has been hard at work these past two months. In fact, I think one of the things that is worthy of note is that there are a whole series of decisions coming out of the process. We talked this morning about INF, we're familiar with SDI and AVM. We have decisions in export control, decisions on the $300 million for Central America, the program, the Shamir visit. It's a whole series of things I can go on in quite some length that the country unfortunately is not hearing about. But the process is working and these people are supporting you loyally and confidently. We're just delighted you could take this time to do it with us. Well, I'm very pleased to be here and to have this opportunity myself to tell you what I expected the NSC staff. And I've closely followed Frank Carlucci's progress in assembly with new teams and I think the results are impressive. So a welcome to those of you who are new comrades and also a thanks to those of you who've been serving on the staff. I don't know about such distinction. You are a collective experience and my professionalism I think are equal to that of any staff that has ever served the NSC. And the challenge before us has never been greater. The work of the council is critically important to the American people. And of course to me, you members of the NSC advise me on how best to integrate domestic forum and military policy that affect the national security. And there is no more important task for someone holding this job than the national security. That is the first and greatest call on the president. And the tower board has described a model of how the NSC system should work. And it's a model that I fully endorse. I'm quite sure you're going to follow because much already has been done to put that model in place. Now sound management of the NSC process is ultimately depends upon the skills and integrity of each one of you. Under NSC advisor stewards of this important process, each of you must work to help ensure success. Views must be fully aired. Agency participation should not be shortcut. I want the range of options developed for my consideration. Legal issues must be addressed head on and rule of law respected. And of course recommendations and decisions must be properly documented. Good order is necessary for developing good policy. Your business is both. And I sit here supremely confident you aren't equal to the task. And I look forward to the association to have the days ahead. God bless you. Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. Vice President, do you have anything you want to add? No. Howard, this is your first meeting. It is a big thank you very much, Mr. President. Mr. Vice President, ladies and gentlemen, I'm delighted to be here. And to have a role to play in the best years of the reign of presidents. And I'd like this staff to know that I have great respect for you. And I have enormous respect for your director, Frank Carlucci. Frank and I have established a perfect relationship. Frequently and freely, both of us in the service of the president. And I can assure you that I will continue to do that and continue to take your, to heed your advice and counsel unless we both are pressed in our matters of great box. Well, let me reciprocate. I am just delighted Howard Baker is here, Mr. President. You couldn't have made a final choice in these first, this first day and a half, I think we'd have to stop this thing. Very good. That is one thing. This man has to stop running up those stairs. It's a better shape, Mark. Does anybody have any questions or opinion? I was the president for the most generous of the time. And it's fired away. Don't tell me that he never did once that you said if I ever had a chance. Mr. President, what I will do then is hold a regular staff meeting. I pay the price for that meeting. Well, all right, but again, thank you all very much. I think, as I say, I have been critical of a lot of things I can do with government as well as I know that I thought government was becoming trucey in a lot of ways, but there's one thing that I am equally strong about, and that is the prime function, as I said before, of the national government is the protection and security of the people of the United States. And incidentally, in case any of you wonder about it, while I feel just as strong in spite of all the things that are being said today about some things that we didn't know were going on, I know I don't believe in ransoming kidnapped victims because it only leads to more victims. But I do also, at the same time, believe equally strongly that when a citizen of the United States, wherever he or she may be, is denied unjustly their constitutional rights because the obligation of the government of the United States to rectify that situation. I think everybody in this room will agree with you, Mr. President. And I will support you in that way. Thank you. Gipper is back at Scram 7. Back in the saddle again. Back in the saddle again. I understand that we got more phone calls than any since a speech back a few minutes ago. They're running about a 92% favor. 7% wrong number. I think I told some of you before, I was a little bit like, he's paying the bill. We're at the last. Oh, wait a minute. I want to get a picture of him. Absolutely. I look around the table and I don't see people. I don't see people. I don't see people. I don't see people. I don't see people. I don't see people. I don't see people. I don't see people. I don't see people. I don't see people. I don't see people. I don't see people. I don't see people. Mr. President, your brother, Neal, says he thinks you knew about the diversion of funds to the conference. You had a chat with him. My brother said that. Yes, sir. He said you would think there's more than one way to skin a cat. What was the mistake you referred to as kids, your speech, was it the actual sale? I'm not going to take any questions here all of that later. We've got to get on with the meeting here. What do you plan to call these conservatives in the number one? Oh, I've come here to listen to them. That's true with anyone's birth. That's what my mother said when she was 14. You've got to be good for your kids because you never know when one of them might amount to something. I think you want to tell the president. Hello, Jeff. You've got to be good for your kids because you can never tell when one of them might amount to something. I love that. I haven't gotten much time and I should be turning this over to you. You said something a moment ago that triggered my memory for the story I haven't told you years. I'm going to have to tell you. He said something that cracked about the last supper. He said it was Judas. It was Judas here or something. The story was during wartime of the little Irish priest that was so anti-English that he just was lacing into them in every sermon. And finally, the bishop had to go to him and say, I've never had any fear before, but we're at war and there are allies. Surely you can lay off now the British one in this situation. So the little Irish priest did and remace until they came to Easter. And they were coming there and he said, today my sermon is about the last supper. And he said, it was at the last supper. And he says, the Lord stood up and he said, one of you here this day will be traded. He says, I repeat, one of you here this day will be traded. The bishop of Judas has carried it and said, oh, I shine now God. You're down to me. Well, I'm pleased to have you all here. Thank you for coming down. Well, thank you very much. President, I want to thank you. And I also want to thank Howard Baker for receiving our request and acting so promptly. Oh, he's afraid. I was quiet. The microphone's going to be in any place. The photo that Mary Ann has taken will be released. Yes, I know. What might be some of the things? But certainly we're agreeing on the numbers. I would think that the only two things there could be verification and then possibly that point of where their hundred are based so that they're not still able to turn and target us. I think we can be fairly certain that they will not put them as close to Europe as they can to their lives. And in our treaty, we took care to in effect push them back another 200 kilometers east of where they were in their original proposal. And I point out to the Turks and the Norwegians that we did that with them in mind, which in fact was the case. So I think that will work out. This is just what's going to happen.