07/03/1984
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"We should be confident."
"Chancellor Kohl, I count on your friendship as Americans count on the friendship of the German people."
"German-American partnership remains a positive, dynamic, and vital force in the free world's struggle for peace, security, and prosperity."
"Total expenditures for our schools rose more than 600 percent between 1960 and 1980, but Scholastic Aptitude Test scores were in a steady decline."