I want a kinder and gentler nation. It's the president who defines the character of America. I'm a quiet man, but I hear the quiet people others don't. The ones who raise the family, pay the taxes, meet the mortgage. And I hear them, and I am moved. The president. The heart, the soul, the conscience of the nation.

I want a kinder and gentler nation. It's the president who defines the character of America. I'm a quiet man, but I hear the quiet people others don't. The ones who raise the family, pay the taxes, meet the mortgage. And I hear them, and I am moved. The president. The heart, the soul, the conscience of the nation., 6648b04321eb681b9a483ef7c1574239. Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections. https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/digital_objects/60877 Accessed August 13, 2026.