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OCR Page 1 of 4THE
PRESIDENT
HAS
(Huebner) JK
December 19, 1970
SUGGESTED REMARKS FOR MEETING WITH THE CABINET AND
SUB-CABINET
Working in a careful, patient, way, this Administration has set
a new direction for America.
In foreign policy, our new direction is that of developing a new
sense of partnership in our dealings with other nations.
On the domestic front, our new direction is that of developing a
new sense of partnership in our dealings with the States, the localities
and the private sector.
In both areas, we seek to lecture less and listen more, to find
out what other people want for themselves rather than assuming that
Washington knows what is best for them.
The President is the one whom the public sees at the head of
all this activity -- but the Presidency is not just a man - - it's an insti-
tution. You might say that the President himself is only the tip of the
iceberg - - and that his Administration is the base.
You provide a very solid base for this President and you can
be sure that he appreciates that fact.
Today I feel a little bit like the football coach giving a half-
time pep talk. For this meeting marks the half-way point of the four
year term to which we were elected.
This Administration has proven to be a strong first-half team.
We followed our game plan, we had some setbacks, of course, but we
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