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Richard Nixon: “We have a very special place in our hearts for the people of Iran and a very special place for you—a special place for…”

On the recordJuly 23, 1973
We have a very special place in our hearts for the people of Iran and a very special place for you—a special place for you, first, as a courageous leader of your own people, as one who has worked for progress for the people of Iran, your people, and also as a world statesman who has contributed so much in the past and, we know, will contribute so much in the future to building that structure of peace which is so essential for all of us to enjoy.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California
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Toasts of the President and the Shah of Iran

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