Richard Nixon actually said...

You have been a man of courage and you have captured the imagination of our people because of that courage.

Remarks of Welcome at the White House to King Hussein I of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

04/07/1969

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I am very honored to receive this Distinguished Service award of the American Legion.

The United States has fought in defense of freedom, and we must maintain those defense and free forces.

Let us remember: Whether it was World War I, whether it was World War II, whether it was Korea, or whether it was Vietnam, the United States...

I am grateful for that, and I express my appreciation to all the members of the American Legion for that support in that period.