Richard Nixon actually said...

If this congressional action were allowed to stand, OEO would become an operational agency, diluting its special role as incubator and teste...

America is deeply proud of this distinguished son and profoundly saddened by his death.

In 1971 let us recall the framework of freedom that we established in 1791.

His role in the effort to bring peace to the Congo and the Middle East will be widely remembered for many years to come.