Diplomacy

You could call her Mrs. Nixon, or you could call her Madam Ambassador.

Well, we certainly wish you all the best, and at least I will keep the Munich invitation on the list.

Have I met all of the Germans here?

I can say without qualification that the state of German-American relations is excellent at this time.

I believe that this meeting has been, along with its predecessors, an historic meeting.

President Pompidou and I have just concluded our very extensive discussions.

I can only characterize the meetings by saying that, as was the previous case when I have met with the President, our discussions were not only candid and frank but, above all, they were constructive.

President Pompidou and I agreed, at the conclusion of our meeting, that our joint statement that has been issued to the press and some brief oral statements that we made would be the only statements we would make at this time.

The fact that we met--the President of France and I--under such pleasant circumstances, I am sure, contributed to the fact that our meeting was, we believe, a very successful meeting.

Ladies and gentlemen, I want to express, on my part, on behalf of all of the American party, our very deep gratitude to the Prime Minister of Portugal and to the Government of Portugal and to the people of this city and of this island for…

His role in the effort to bring peace to the Congo and the Middle East will be widely remembered for many years to come.

FELLOW Americans and peace-loving men and women everywhere today mount the death of one of the greatest architects of peace in our time: Dr. Ralph Bunche.

We congratulate you, and we want you to know that all of the people of this country, as we look to our great neighbor to the south, extend our very best wishes to all the people of your great country.

I believe that your visit to our country could not have been at a more important time from the standpoint of both countries.

The Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the United States of America have agreed that President Nixon's visit to China shall begin on February 21, 1972.

I would not like to leave the impression that we see the possibility of some striking breakthrough in negotiations in the near future.

I do not think it would be helpful to indicate at this time what we will discuss with regard to Indochina when our visits to Peking and Moscow take place.

Let me wish you Godspeed and a safe return.