Germany in the era of negotiations -- The 1977 Alastair Buchan Memorial Lecture -- A policy of reliable partnership -- Speech before the Tenth Special General Assembly of the United Nations -- Speech in Moscow -- The struggle for the world product : politics between power and morals -- Europe and Africa — Partners with equal rights : speech before the Nigerian Institute for International Affairs -- Speech before the Society for the Family of Man -- Speech at the commencement ceremony at Harvard University -- Continuity and concentration : policy statement delivered to the Bundestag -- The state of the nation : statement delivered to the Bundestag -- Statement delivered to the Bundestag -- The challenging decade ahead: speech at the SPD party convention -- Political action aimed at fostering understanding : speech to the Congress on "Kant in our time" -- A plea for honesty and tolerance : speech at the Cologne Synagogue -- Excerpts from an interview on ABC news "Issues and Answers," conducted by Peter Jennings -- An interview with The Economist -- Helmut Schmidt : a biographical political profile.