Richard Nixon
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Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1969, until his resignation on August 9, 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of Vice President under Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. Nixon's presidency is noted for significant foreign policy achievements, including the historic opening of relations with China and the policy of détente with the Soviet Union. Domestically, he is recognized for establishing the Environmental Protection Agency and implementing various social programs.
May 30, 1972
The other thing that I would say is that we are grateful for the fact that all of our party has been received so hospitably and that His Majesty has made available this beautiful summer palace, as it is called, I understand, for our use…
May 30, 1972
I bring greetings of friendship from all of the American people to all of the Polish people.
May 30, 1972
Poland, along with other peoples in the world, wants peace, and that is our goal: to achieve a world of peace for all nations.
May 30, 1972
So because His Imperial Majesty and Her Majesty have been so kind to say 'Mi casa es su casa,' we have had a memorable 24 hours here.
May 29, 1972
It is important and vital that as a great nation and a powerful nation, that we seek good relations with all nations in the world.
May 29, 1972
I value the friendship that it has been my privilege to have with His Majesty over these years.
May 29, 1972
We are proud that Iran is a friend of the United States, that the United States is a friend of Iran.
May 29, 1972
Our thoughts, our hopes, our dreams are for our children— not just our family's children but for the children of our countries, the children of all the world.
May 28, 1972
We are glad to have enjoyed this wonderful dinner, these fine wines that are the product of this very rich country.
May 28, 1972
The two sides reaffirm their intention to deepen cultural ties with one another and to encourage fuller familiarization with each other's cultural values.
May 28, 1972
The USA and the USSR have a special responsibility, as do other countries which are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, to do everything in their power so that conflicts or situations will not arise which would serve…
May 28, 1972
President Nixon invited General Secretary L. I. Brezhnev, Chairman N. V. Podgorny, and Chairman A. N. Kosygin to visit the United States at a mutually convenient time.
May 28, 1972
I would ask you to raise your glasses, then, to the heroes of the Ukraine in war and in peace.
May 28, 1972
They will always exercise restraint in their mutual relations, and will be prepared to negotiate and settle differences by peaceful means.
May 28, 1972
They will proceed from the common determination that in the nuclear age there is no alternative to conducting their mutual relations on the basis of peaceful coexistence.
May 28, 1972
In a ceremony in St. Vladimir Hall in the Grand Kremlin Palace, the President and General Secretary Brezhnev signed the Basic Principles of Relations Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
May 28, 1972
Then we said to Ambassador Dobrynin, 'What should be the third city?'
May 27, 1972
America seeks better relations, not only with the Soviet Union but with all nations.
May 27, 1972
I HAVE signed H.R. 14582, the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972.
May 27, 1972
We seek a world where no more men need die for peace, but where instead all men may live in peace.
May 27, 1972
Let our goal now be a world free of fear--a world in which nation will no longer prey upon nation, in which human energies will be turned away from production for war and toward more production for peace.
May 27, 1972
But in an unchecked arms race between two great nations, there would be no winners, only losers.
May 27, 1972
We can make no more fitting resolve on this day, than a resolve to press forward to that goal.
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