The President's News Conference
02/07/1977
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I come to you this evening to discuss the extremely important and rapidly changing circumstances in Southwest Asia.
At the invitation of the President, Italian Prime Minister Francesco Cossiga will make an official visit to Washington January 24-25.
History teaches, perhaps, very few clear lessons.
This would threaten the security of all nations including, of course, the United States, our allies, and our friends.