○  energy and the national goals - a crisis of confidence  ○

er even than inflation or recession. and i realize more than ever that as president i need your help. so, i decided to reach out and to listen to the voices of america.

i invited to camp david people from almost every segment of our society -- business and labor, teachers and preachers, governors, mayors, and private citizens. and then i left camp david to listen to other americans, men and women like you. it has been an extraordinary ten days, and i want to share with you what i’ve heard.

first of all, i got a lot of personal advice. let me quote a few of the typical comments that i wrote down.

this from a southern governor: “mr. president, you are not leading this nation -- you’re just managing the government.”

“you don’t see the people enough anymore.”

“some of your cabinet members don’t seem loyal. there is not enough discipline among your disciples.”

“don’t talk to us about politics or the mechanics of government, but about an understanding of our common good.”

“mr. president, we’re in trouble. talk to us about blood and sweat and tears.”

“if you lead, mr. president, we will follow.”

many people talked about themselves and about the condition of our nation. this from a young woman in pennsylvania: “i feel so far from government. i feel like ordinary people are excluded from political power.”

and this from a young chicano: “some of us have suffered from recession all our lives.”

“some people have wasted energy, but others haven’t had anything to waste.”

and this from a religious leader: “no material shortage can touch the important things like god’s

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