March 6, 1996
Richard Lugar ends campaign with the following speech delivered in 
Washington D.C.

                      A STATEMENT BY SENATOR DICK LUGAR

                                March 6, 1996

I believe that a majority of Americans are trapped in a low growth economy,
on a treadmill of limited income and savings hopes.

I believe that the United States is vulnerable in a dangerous world because
our President has not seized obvious opportunities to further our security
and prosperity through bold leadership.

I believe that integrity must be restored to government and to family life
in our country.

With the love and unwavering encouragement of my wife, Char, and our four
sons, Mark, Bob, John, David and their families, of my mother, Bertha, and
the families of my brother, Tom, my sister, Anne, and my step-brother Howard
Caldwell, I have sought the Presidency of the United States. I was certain
that I could make an important constructive, historical difference for my
country and for individual Americans.

My eagerness to help my countrymen reach new standards of integrity,
security, and prosperity has been reinforced by my experiences of the past
year.

I am even more optimistic about the future of our country after campaigning
with so many talented and loyal friends and loving family members who
confirmed my idealism and stimulated my imagination in finding new and
better ideas.

I know now that I will not be the Republican party nominee for President in
1996. After a remarkable day of voting in ten states, yesterday, the
apparent nominee is a man for whom I have great admiration, Senator Bob Dole
of Kansas. I look forward to his Presidency.

To further his nomination and election, I will not file as a candidate in
the Republican Presidential Primary in Indiana. Char and I will vote for Bob
Dole. We ask our friends to do the same.

I leave the Presidential competition with special thanks to many journalists
who shared many of my hopes for America and who described my public and
private life and achievements as reverent, thoughtful, intelligent, humane,
and even courageous.

A few even imagined that they could see the Lugar family in the White House,
leading with great success --- but they could not yet imagine how we would
get there.

Yesterday brought to conclusion a terrifically exciting chapter of our
lives. We know that we are now an even stronger family.

Today, we are eager to explore all the dimensions of new opportunities that
spring from active religious faith, the support of remarkable friends, and
the steady pursuit of important goals that characterizes resilient long
distance runners.