On the recordMarch 17, 1977
This legislation probably has as high a symbolic importance in international affairs as anything that I will do this year.
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Remarks on Signing Into Law the Rhodesian Chrome Bill
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It is valuable for the world to see two Democrats and two Republicans assembled together, all honoring the great nation that has permitted us to serve.
But my hope is that there will be some clarification of what the United States is doing now and what they will be doing in the future.
I welcome the opportunity through this Consular Convention to improve the relations between the two countries and their nationals.
Later in the day, the President called the President-elect, thanked him again for the offer, and accepted his invitation to represent the United States.