09/12/1979
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"The United States will henceforth view arms transfers as an exceptional foreign policy implement."
"As a completely nonpartisan President, I'd like to point out that of the six maximum awards that have been presented in the last 23 years, the Navy has won four of them."
"This is typical, I think, of what does occur quite often unnecessarily in our government structure, but it's also a tribute to him that his persistence and his ingenuity has brought such rich dividend..."
"The absence of adequate recognition is something that I hope can be alleviated."