Richard Nixon actually said...
And so we in the United States feel that we are very fortunate to be able to be partners in cooperating toward that future, not simply in our defense, which is very important, but also in terms of our economic cooperation, our cultural cooperation, and in every other area in which two great peoples with so many ties in the past have the opportunity to work together for a greater future.
Context
Toasts of the President and Prince Juan Carlos of Spain
01/25/1971