On the recordMay 21, 1977
To let this opportunity pass could mean disaster not only for the Middle East but, perhaps, for the international political and economic order as well.
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presidency.ucsb.eduTo let this opportunity pass could mean disaster not only for the Middle East but, perhaps, for the international political and economic order as well.
Address at Commencement Exercises at the University of Notre Dame
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