07/29/1979
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"Today I announced that I will nominate Charles C. Flowerree."
"We have faced difficult and trying times."
"We are committed to the vigorous pursuit of all promising avenues that might lead to that settlement."
"It's an honor for us to have a statesman and a scholar, a great diplomat and a firm political leader to come and be with us this evening."