There is no plausible theory under which the record of the Pentagon Papers can be interpreted as relating to the national defense.

The No. 1 purpose of the federal government is national defense.

National defense is the sacred duty of the young and all other people.

There's no excuse for skimping on national defense when the country is at war.

I want to compliment The Heritage Foundation for its work on behalf of a strong national defense.

Reviewing the record of American intervention in Indochina in the Pentagon Papers, one cannot fail to be struck by the continuity of basic assumptions from one administration to the next. Never has there been the slightest deviation from the principle that a noncommunist regime must be imposed and defended, regardless of popular sentiment.