Next to upholding the Constitution of the United States, the president's highest duty is to protect the security of this country - our national security.

The preservation of our national security and the laws that define us as the United States of America demand that we understand the intersection of the two - indeed, how they reinforce one another.

The National Security Council's real role is to coordinate the various activities of the government of the United States in the furtherance of American foreign policy.

For the United States to be a global leader, we have to have a very tight relationship with Europe. And we've held that relationship since 1949 when we established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO. NATO is the bond. It's a security bond.

The principal role of the President of the United States is the security of the country and participating in trying to stabilize the world.

Our plans protect freedom and opportunity, and our blueprint is the Constitution of the United States.