The President's News Conference
03/23/1972
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It was in 1960 that the Act of Bogota was adopted, which became the foundation for the Alliance for Progress.
THE DEATH of John L. Lewis takes away from the American scene one of the giants of our time, a man who helped to shape modern America.
So, because you represent a great country, a country with which we have had such friendly relations, because you represent a great continent...
They will be the basis for action by this administration and the beginning of a national commitment.