He took his case to the American people that the United Nations had ceased to function as its founders had envisioned - namely, as an engine for the protection and expansion of freedom.
Business investment in the United States by both domestic and foreign firms, whether in the form of new equipment or facilities or the expansion of existing facilities, is a major engine of economic growth and job creation.
But putting politics aside, what I believe -- and what I know you believe -- is that the true engine of job creation and economic expansion in this country has never been found in the halls of Congress or in the corridors of the White House.