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Richard Nixon: The historians years later will perhaps see all of these great events in perspective, but one fact stands out today…

On the recordJune 11, 1974
The historians years later will perhaps see all of these great events in perspective, but one fact stands out today: that without the wisdom, without the vision, without the courage, without the statesmanship of President Sadat of Egypt, we would not have made the progress toward peace that we have made, and the world owes him a great debt for what he has done.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks on Arrival in Cairo, Egypt

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