07/20/1978
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"I believe this to be an extremely important moment in the history of our Nation."
"I have talked personally this evening to Prime Minister Ohira [of Japan]."
"Normalization—and the expanded commercial and cultural relations that it will bring—will contribute to the well-being of our own Nation, to our own national interest, and it will also enhance the stab..."
"I doubt if there will be massive applause in Taiwan."