10/19/1979
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"Mr. President, I can tell you without fear of being wrong that more than a million Panamanians wept this evening during the ceremonies."
"I will nominate Arthur J. Goldberg to be Ambassador at Large and U.S. Representative to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe."
"It's not an easy thing to accept a change which has been so profoundly balanced in our favor and which can now be of equal benefit to both countries."
"President Perez has developed into one of my best personal friends and is a great counselor and adviser for me on matters that concern the nations of the Caribbean and Central and South America."