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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 42, \"1/13/77 - Remarks at the Diplomatic Corps\nReception Honoring Secretary of State and Mrs. Henry A. Kissinger\" of the President's\nSpeeches and Statements: Reading 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 PRESIDER. 10.1 SEEN....\nDIPLOMATIC CORPS RECEPTION HONORING\nSECRETARY AND MRS. HENRY A. KISSINGER\nJANUARY 13, 1977\nMR. AMBASSADOR\n(SEVILLA SACASA)\nMR. VICE PRESIDENT\nSECRETARY KISSINGER\nMR. SECRETARY GENERAL\n(ORFILA)\nLADIES AND GENTLEMEN\nI AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN\nTHIS FAREWELL RECEPTION IN HONOR OF MY CLOSE AND GOOD FRIEND\nHENRY KISSINGER.\n-2-\nTHERE ARE GREAT TASKS BEFORE THIS COUNTRY IN HELP ING\nTO BUILD A BETTER WORLD\nWHILE I WILL NOT SUGGEST WHAT\nMIGHT HAVE BEEN, HENRY'S LEGACY PROVIDES RICH TESTIMONY\nTO HIS WISDOM AND BRILLIANCE IN WORKING TOWARD SOLUTIONS\nTO SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PROBLEMS IN POST WAR HISTORY®\n-3-\nTHE UNITED STATES\nAND THE WORLD\nIS GREATLY IN HIS DEBT\nI BELIEVE I SPEAK FOR ALL OF US WHEN I SAY TO SECRETARY\nKISSINGER THAT WE HAVE BEEN HONORED BY OUR ASSOCIATION WITH\nHIM,\n\\\nIMPRESSED BY HIS INTELLECT AND HIS INSIGHT, AND THANKFUL\nFOR HIS MIGHTY EFFORTS IN THE CAUSE OF PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND\n-4-\nHE IS, so FAR AS THIS AMERICAN IS CONCERNED, THE\nGREATEST SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE HISTORY OF OUR REPUBLIC\nHIS RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENTS IS UNSURPASSED\nTO MENTION\nONLY A FEW EXAMPLES:\n-- THE AGREEMENT THAT BROUGHT OUR MEN HOME FROM\nVIETNAM;\n-5-\n-- THE HISTORIC BEGINNING OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH\nTHE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA;\n-- THE FOUNDATION AND FIRST BUILDING BLOCKS OF\nSTRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATION;\n-- THE TURNING POINT IN THE MODERN HISTORY OF THE\nMIDDLE EAST; AND THE FIRST STEPS TOWARD PEACE;\n-6-\n-- THE BREAKTHROUGH TOWARDS PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT\nIN SOUTHERN AFRICA;\n-- THE CLOSEST FRIENDSHIPS AMONG THE NORTH ATLANTIC\nALLIES IN A GENERATION;\n-7-\n-- THE LINKING OF JAPAN, OUR PERMANENT FRIEND,\n-\nINTO THE COMMUNITY OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACIES;\n-- THE NEW DIALOGUE WITH LATIN AMERICA;\n-8-\n-- THE SEVENTH SPECIAL SESSION OF THE U.N.\nGENERAL ASSEMBLY, A MILESTONE IN THE WORLD'S ECONOMIC\nHISTORY\n-9-\nIN EVERY CASE SECRETARY KISSINGER HAS WORKED MIGHTILY\nFOR PEACE; AND IN EVERY CASE THE CAUSE OF PEACE HAS BEEN\nADVANCED\nHE HAS LED THE WAY IN AWAKENING THE\nINDUSTRIALIZED WORLD TO THE CHANGES THAT MUST BE MADE IF THE\nPOOR OF THE WORLD ARE TO KNOW HOPE AND PROSPERITY\n-10-\nHE HAS BEEN THE ARCHITECT OF A NEW AND PRODUCTIVE\nRELATIONSHIP WITH OUR ADVERSARIES\nHIS IS A RECORD OF\nUNPRECEDENTED SCOPE AND ENORMOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT;\nIT IS A RECORD IN WHICH ALL AMERICANS TAKE PRIDE;\nIT IS A RECORD WORTHY OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION.\n-11-\nIT IS MY PARTICULAR PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE\nSPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THIS GREAT AMERICAN THIS EVENING\nBEFORE THIS DISTINGUISHED AND MOST APPROPRIATE AUDIENCE\n-12-\nMR. SECRETARY, IT IS MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TONIGHT\nTO AWARD YOU, ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL NATION,\nTHE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM\nTHE HIGHEST CIVILIAN\nAWARD IT IS WITHIN MY POWER TO GRANT\n-13-\nI MAKE THIS AWARD NOT ONLY IN RECOGNITION OF THE MONUMENTAL\nCONTRIBUTIONS YOU HAVE MADE TO THE SECURITY,\nPEACE AND\nFREEDOM OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT IN RECOGNITION, AS WELL,\nOF THE FACT THAT DURING THE DARK DAYS IN OUR RECENT PAST YOU\nSHOWED THE WORLD WHAT WE WERE CAPABLE OF ACCOMPLISHING AND\nGAVE YOUR COUNTRYMEN A REASON TO BE PROUD OF THEIR NATION\n-14-\nI MAKE THIS AWARD IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS,\n\"\nBECAUSE, IN THE BROADEST SENSE, WHAT YOU DID FOR AMERICA\nYOU DID FOR ALL MANKIND\nAND NOW, FOR THE CITATION:"
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