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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 42, \"12/6/76 - Remarks at State Dinner in Honor\nof Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti of Italy\" of the President's Speeches and Statements:\nReading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 42 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nsy\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nREMARKS AT DINNER FOR PRIME MINISTER ANDREOTTI\nMONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1976\n-1-\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nMR. PRIME MINISTER, DISTINGUISHED ITALIAN\nGUESTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:\n-2-\nPRESIDENT LEONE OF ITALY WAS THE FIRST STATE VISITOR\nI WELCOMED TO WASHINGTON AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.\nTONIGHT WE ARE ONCE AGAIN CELEBRATING THE OFFICIAL VISIT\nOF A DISTINGUISHED ITALIAN LEADER, PRIME MINISTER ANDREOTTI.\n-3-\nTHESE TWO VISITS SYMBOLIZE THE CLOSE FRIENDSHIP OF OUR TWO\nCOUNTRIES AND THE CONTINUITY OF AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR\nA VALUED ALLY\n-4-\nEARLIER THIS AUTUMN WE WELCOMED THE VISIT OF THE\nITALIAN FIRST LADY, MRS. VITTORIA LEONE, WHO ADDED HER GRACE\nAND FRIENDSHIP TO THE ALREADY IMPRESSIVE ITALIAN CONTRIBUTION\nTO OUR BICENTENNIAL\n-5-\nTHE PERFORMANCES OF THE LA SCALA OPERA,\nTHE LOAN OF THE\nVENUS DE MEDICI (May - dee - chee) TO OUR NATIONAL GALLERY,\nITALIAN\nPARTICIPATION IN THE TALL SHIPS REVIEW,\nAND MANY OTHER\nBICENTENNIAL EVENTS, WERE SYMBOLS OF WHAT AMERICANS HAVE\nGAINED FROM OUR RELATIONSHIP\nFOR THIS, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE\nARE GRATEFUL\n-6-\nTHE GIFT THAT MRS. LEONE PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE\nITALIAN PEOPLE\nA PORTRAIT OF THOMAS JEFFERSON WHICH HUNG\nFOR NEARLY 200 YEARS IN THE CONVENT OF LODI (Low-dee) IN ITALY --\nTODAY HANGS IN THE OVAL OFFICE\nTHIS IS A TREASURED REMINDER\nOF ITALIAN-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP\n-7-\nMR. PRIME MINISTER, FOR TWO CENTURIES ITALIAN\nCULTURE HAS ENRICHED THE LIFE OF THE UNITED STATES WITH UNIQUE\nCONTRIBUTIONS\n-8-\nHISTORIANS POINT OUT THAT THOMAS JEFFERSON, IN WRITING THE\nDECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, DREW ON THE WISDOM OF HIS\nITALIAN FRIEND, FILIPPO MAZZEI (Fee-lee-po) (Mars - SAY)\nIN THE DRAFTING OF SEVERAL NOW-IMMORTAL PHRASES\n-9-\nOUR CAPITOL BUILDING IS ENHANCED BY ITALIAN ART AND\nITALIAN ARTISANS\nTHE VERY NAME, \"AMERICA,\" COMMEMORATES\nAN ITALIAN\n-10-\nALONG WITH ITALY'S CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS, CAME\nMANY MILLIONS OF ITALIAN EMIGRANTS\nAMERICA IS PROUD OF ITS\nCITIZENS OF ITALIAN ORIGIN\nTHIS IS PERHAPS ITALY'S GREATEST\nCONTRIBUTION TO AMERICA, AND WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR IT\n-11-\nWE AMERICANS HAVE TRIED TO RECIPROCATE BY SHOWING\nTHE ITALIAN PEOPLE HOW MUCH WE VALUE THEM AS FRIENDS\nTHIS WAS THE SPIRIT BEHIND THE MARSHALL PLAN, AND IT WAS\nDEMONSTRATED AGAIN LAST MAY WHEN AN EARTHQUAKE STRUCK NORTHERN\nITALY\n-lla-\nTHE RESPONSE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND OUR CONGRESS WAS\nIMMEDIATE\nWE PASSED LEGISLATION IN RECORD TIME TO HELP\nEARTHQUAKE VICTIMS REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND THEIR HOMES,\nI terms WAS PROUD TO SIGN THE MEASURE and carry out The\n-12-\nMR. PRIME MINISTER, PRESENT CONDITIONS POSE\nA SEVERE CHALLENGE TO THE INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACIES OF THE WEST,\nMANY OF WHICH SUFFER FROM RECESSION, UNEMPLOYMENT,\nINFLATION ONLA AND THE ABRUPT AND STEEP RISE IN ENERGY COSTS\n-13-\nAS YOU NOTED THIS MORNING, THIS IS A PARTICULARLY CHALLENG ING\nTIME FOR ITALY\nBUT YOUR GOVERNMENT REACTED VIGOROUSLY\nAND RESOLUTELY\nI AM IMPRESSED BY YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.\n-14-\nUNDER YOUR CONTINUING STRONG LEADERSHIP\n\\\nMR. PRIME MINISTER,\nI AM CONFIDENT THAT ITALY CAN RETURN TO\nBALANCED GROWTH AND ECONOMIC VITALITY\nTHIS IS IMPORTANT TO\nITALY;\nIT IS IMPORTANT TO AMERICA\nIN PART BECAUSE OF THE\nVITAL INTERESTS WE SHARE AS INDUSTRIALIZED DEMOCRACIES\n-15-\nTHE ITALIAN PEOPLE HAVE MADE CLEAR THEIR COMMITMENT TO DEMOCRACY\nAND DEMOCRATIC METHODS\nI AM EQUALLY CONVINCED THAT ITALY\nWILL MAINTAIN ITS STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOALS WE\nSHARE AS PARTNERS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION\nA SECURE PEACE,\nDEMOCRATIC FREEDOMS,\nAND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING\nFOR ALL OUR PEOPLE\n-16-\nMR. PRIME MINISTER,\nI\nKNOW THAT YOU ARE AN ADMIRER\nOF THE GREAT ROMAN STATESMAN CICERO\nIN HIS WORDS,\n\"WHEN GOOD MEN OF LIKE CHARACTER ARE JOINED IN FRIENDSHIP,\nTHERE WE FIND THE NOBLEST AND STRONGEST UNION\nII\n-17-\nTHE DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE HAD TODAY HAVE REINFORCED\nMY CONVICTION THAT HIS WORDS APTLY DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP\nBETWEEN OUR TWO PEOPLES\n-18-\nIT IS WITH PLEASURE AND CONFIDENCE THAT I EXPRESS THE CONTINUED\nBEST WISHES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, AS WELL AS THE CONTINUED\nFULL SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR YOUR GOVERNMENT\nAND THE POLICIES IT IS FOLLOWING\n-19-\nLADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I ASK YOU TO JOIN ME IN A TOAST\nTO THE PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY,\nTO THE ENDURING FRIENDSHIP\nBETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES, AND TO OUR MUTUAL COMMITMENT TO\nPEACE,\nFREEDOM AND PROGRESS FOR ALL MANKIND\nEND OF TEXT"
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