05/31/1978
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"Your nation, Vice Premier Deng, like ours, has been created by the hard work of ordinary men and women."
"The U.S.-Canadian-U.K. suggestions of November 10 have served a useful purpose in generating some of this forward movement."
"In that spirit, Mr. Vice Premier, I would like to propose a toast: To the newly established diplomatic relationships between the United States of America and the people of the republic of China."
"I can't think of anything I could say about it that would contribute to the hopes that we have that Iran would settle their problems peacefully."