The Vice President, dressed in a black suit, made brief formal remarks outside after the visit but did not answer questions from reporters.
In formal remarks opening the exhibit, he alluded to his nation's treatment of women.
In his formal remarks, he said people on both sides of the border wanted to live without the threat of violence, famine and war.
In her formal remarks over lunch, she forgot one line and stuffed it awkwardly into her close.
Losef ended the session with a formal remark to the recorders.
After Dawes left the Senate, however, all but one of the scheduled speakers decided against making formal remarks, and a vote was taken.
At the end of the passage, I noticed a sentence she had omitted from her formal remarks.
In his formal remarks, the R-word was never mentioned.
A senior administration official involved in shaping the strategy said the president would follow Wednesday night's speech with less formal remarks to the troops.
President Nixon would often say to his writers, "Never mind preparing formal remarks for this bunch, just give me a page of talking points."