09/24/1989
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"And Dick, I just can't tell you what a fantastic job, in my view, you have done."
"We have an important role in leading and defining a new world order in which the United States and the Soviet Union continue to work cooperatively for the betterment of mankind."
"I know that he's the right man to represent the United States in this fantastic period of change in the Soviet Union."
"It is with great pleasure that I transmit this report on the Nation's achievements in aeronautics and space during 1989 and 1990."