His Regime Has Had High-level

It's Very Important To Go Back And Keep In Mind The Distinction Between Handling These Events As Criminal Acts, Which Was The Way We Did Before 9/11, And Then Looking At 9/11 And Saying, 'this Is Not A Criminal Act,' Not When You Destroy 16 Acres Of Manhattan, Kill 3,000 Americans, Blow A Big Hole In The Pentagon. That's An Act Of War.

President Bush Gave Me A Tremendous Opportunity To Serve As The Vice President. I Enjoyed Very Much Having The Opportunity To Be A Part Of His Team. He Told Me At The Outset, He Wanted Me To Sign On To Be A Part Of His Team - And He Was True To His Word, Kept It. He Was Tough. He Was Decisive. He Was Also A Pretty Good Politician.

As Vice President One Of The Things I Spend Time On Is The Continuity Of Government; That's The Main Reason I'm Here Is A Back Up For The President If Anything Happens To Him.

I Feel Very Strongly That The Significance Of 9/11 Cannot Be Underestimated. It Forces Us To Think In New Ways About Strategy, About National Security, About How We Structure Our Forces And About How We Use U.s. Military Power.

The Only Thing Left That Shows I Was A Heart Patient Is I Have A Scar Down The Middle Of My Chest Where They Went In Three Times To Do Open Heart Surgery. I Have A Brand New Heart Inside, And All The Mechanical And Electronic Gear And So Forth Is All Gone.