Richard Nixon: “At the United Nations you have been the embodiment of the oldest…”

On the recordDecember 10, 1970

At the United Nations you have been the embodiment of the oldest American tradition, that of a decent respect for the opinions of mankind.

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Republican · California

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Letter Accepting the Resignation of Charles W. Yost as United States Representative to the United Nations.

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