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Richard Nixon: “But you can be very sure that we who have learned so much from the civilization which is represented in this land, that…”

On the recordJune 12, 1974
But you can be very sure that we who have learned so much from the civilization which is represented in this land, that we also will profit from this mutual exchange of ideas and that the wisdom that is here, the wisdom not only of the past but the wisdom which is now being developed to meet the challenge of the future, will benefit not only you but benefit us as we learn to work together in developing and meeting the policies which will lead to a peaceful and a prosperous world for all of us.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California
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Toasts of the President and President Sadat at a Dinner in Alexandria Honoring the President of Egypt

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