"I moved a submarine or two I won't say about the two over to the coast of Russia just to be careful because we can't let people throw around that word. I call it the n-word. There were two n-words and you can't use either of them. You can't use either of them. And, frankly, if it does get to use we have more than anybody else."
"When I have a general and I have to sign for a general, we have beautiful paper, the gorgeous paper, I say throw more gold on it, they deserve it, he explained. I want the A-paper, not the D-paper. We used to sign our piece on garbage. I said, this man will be a general, right? I want to use this. I want to use the big, beautiful, firm paper. I want to use the real gold writing when you talk about the position' and they're beautiful."
Hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals gathered at Quantico for remarks that veered into multiple digressions. A claim was made about repositioning one or more submarines near the Russian coast as a precaution and a comment invoked ‘‘two n-words’’ that he said should not be used. Attention shifted to commissioning practices, with a demand for high-quality, gold-trimmed paper for generals and admiration for ornate stationery. Pride in personal handwriting followed, coupled with a criticism that a presidential autopen produced a superior signature. Brief personal asides about care on stairs and other tangents punctuated the address.
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