08/18/1976
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"We have made very substantial headway in meeting the challenges domestically and meeting the problems that we have had internationally."
"In 20 months we have made headway at home, we have made great progress abroad."
"America has no intention of abdicating its leadership to any nation committed to the destruction of liberty."
"I firmly believe that we ought to get the Federal Government, to the extent that we possibly can, off the backs and out of the pockets of the people of this country."