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On the recordOctober 8, 1973
And after she was able to take a trip to Africa, which I have been wanting to take and I, incidentally, Dr. Kissinger, intend to take before my term of office is finished--the first American President ever to visit Africa--
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Toasts of the President and President Houphouet- Boigny of the Republic of Ivory Coast

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