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Richard Nixon: “But tonight, I know that I speak for all of us here from the United States when I say that we are grateful for the years…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 1970
But tonight, I know that I speak for all of us here from the United States when I say that we are grateful for the years that we have enjoyed the friendship of your country and of your people for this Nation, and we are very proud that we can be here tonight in this house, in this house, the Embassy of France.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Toasts of the President and President Pompidou of France at a Dinner at the French Embassy

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