Richard Nixon actually said...
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.
Context
Toasts of the President and the Shah of Iran
07/23/1973