Remarks on Arrival at Seattle
10/24/1976
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I believe the answer to this question is unequivocally and categorically in the affirmative.
The United States can be proud of its leadership in these areas.
We must also be aware that the events of the past year have left an agenda of unresolved problems.
The social and economic progress to which they aspire cannot come without the political equality of statehood.