09/12/1977
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"I need the full support of the American people in the future."
"I want to express my thanks to those who have served and who will now be leaving."
"Much of our social and economic progress depends upon a firm base of science and technology."
"You have been a leading example of the readiness of prominent Americans from the private sector to render service in the public interest."