10/12/1976
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"You can be very proud of the vital role you played in helping to develop and carry out our country's international economic and trade programs."
"You deserve the heartfelt thanks of your fellow citizens."
"I want to take this opportunity to express my own admiration and gratitude."
"I see no basis in equity or in logic for departing from this principle in the case of the TVA."