08/14/1976
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"Let no adversary or potential enemies of the United States imagine that America can be safely challenged."
"I AM deeply saddened at the loss of so many lives in the crash of the United States C-5A mercy flight today near Saigon."
"I will not engage in recriminations or attempts to assess the blame, nor should any of us."
"The United States has been doing and will continue to do its utmost to assist these people."