On the recordSeptember 15, 1976
Our diversity of language, heritage, and religion is the key to the American unity and to the American strength.
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presidency.ucsb.eduOur diversity of language, heritage, and religion is the key to the American unity and to the American strength.
Address at the National Italian-American Bicentennial Tribute Dinner in Washington, DC
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