we flew to munich and went to dachau. the first thing they ever did, as annette will remember because it is important that all our children and grandchildren understand that this is a never- ending requirement. the preservation of an independent jewish state is the ultimate guarantor. it is the only certain guarantor of freedom and security for the jewish people in the world. [applause] that was most poignantly pointed out to me when i was a young senator making my first trip to israel. i had the great, great honor -- and that is not hyperbole -- of getting to meet for the first time and subsequently -- i met her beyond that -- golda meir. she was the prime minister. now, i am sure every kid up there said, you cannot be that old, senator. i hope that's what you're saying, but seriously, the first trip i ever made -- y'all know those double doors -- you go in the office -- and the blond furniture and the desk on the left side, if my memory serves me correctly and golda meir, as the prime minister and defense minister, she

we flew to munich and went to dachau -- the first thing they ever did, as annette will remember -- becauset's important that all our children and grandchildren understand that this is a never-ending requirement. the preservation of an independent jewish state is the ultimate guarantor -- it's the only certain guarantor of freedom and security for the jewish people in the world. that was most poignantly pointed out to me when i was a young senator making my first trip to israel. i had the great, great honor of getting to meet for the first time and subsequently -- i met her beyond that -- golda meir. she was the prime minister. now i'm sure every kid up there said, you can't be that old, senator. i hope that's what you're saying. but seriously, the first trip i ever made -- and y'all know those double doors -- you'd go in the office -- and the blond furniture and the desk on the left side, if i'm -- memory serves me correctly. and golda meir, as the prime minister and the defense minister, she had those maps behind her that -- you know, you could pull down all those maps like you had in geo