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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 3, folder \"11/17/74 - Departure from the White\nHouse for the Far East\" of the President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the\nGerald 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 3 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nDEPARTURE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE\nFOR THE FAR EAST\nSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1974\n- I -\nI LEAVE TODAY FOR MY FIRST TRIP OVERSEAS AS PRESIDENT\nWITH FULL CONFIDENCE THAT THIS TIMELY UNDERTAKING IS IN THE HIGHEST\nNATIONAL INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES.\n- 2 -\nWE LIVE IN A WORLD WHOSE PROBLEMS ARE INTERRELATED.\nNO NATION CAN MOVE FORWARD IN ISOLATION, AS SECRETARY KISSINGER\nHAS so BRILLIANTLY POINTED OUT.\n#\nANSWERS TO QUESTIONS AT\nHOME MUST BE SOUGHT ABROAD IN THIS NEW ERA OF INTERDEPENDENCE.\n- 3 -\nI AM DEEPLY CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED TO CONTINUE THE\nQUEST FOR PEACE.\nI WOULD RATHER TRAVEL THOUSANDS OF MILES\nFOR PEACE THAN TAKE A SINGLE STEP TOWARD WAR.\n- 4 -\nTHIS FIRST STATE VISIT OF AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO JAPAN\nIS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO ALL AMERICANS.\nTHE UNITED STATES IS\nDETERMINED TO PERPETUATE THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP THAT LINKS OUR\nTWO NATIONS FOR THE COMMON GOOD.\nTHOUGH SEPARATED BY THE\nBROADEST OF OCEANS, WE HAVE ACHIEVED THE CLOSEST OF FRIENDSHIPS.\n- 5 -\nI AM LOOKING FORWARD AS WELL TO VISITING OUR COURAGEOUS\nALLY, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.\nWE SHARE A COMMON DEVOTION TO\nTHE PRESERVATION OF PEACE AND THE DETERRENCE OF AGGRESSION.\nI AM CONFIDENT THAT MY VISIT TO KOREA WILL HELP PRESERVE THE\nSTABILITY ESSENTIAL TO THE UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION WE ARE\nSEEKING WITH ALL PEOPLES.\n- 6 -\nI AM DETERMINED TO FULFILL MY RESPONSIBILITIES ABROAD AS\nWELL AS AT HOME.\nFOREIGN AFFAIRS CAN NO LONGER BE SEPARATED\nFROM DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.\nANTICIPATING THE CONTINUATION OF THE\nPEACE-BUILDING THAT WE HAVE JOINTLY UNDERTAKEN WITH THE SOVIET\nUNION, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE CAN\nACCOMPLISH IN VLADIVOSTOK.\n- 7 -\nI LEAVE WASHINGTON IN A SPIRIT OF OPTIMISM WITH A\nSERIOUS REALIZATION OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES.\nI LEAVE WITH DEEP APPRECIATION OF THE BI-PARTISAN\nPOLITICAL SUPPORT THAT HAS BEEN ACCORDED.\n- 8 -\nI LEAVE WITH A SENSE OF SERVICE TO THE ENTIRE\nAMERICAN PEOPLE AND PRIDE IN THE NATION THAT I REPRESENT.\nEND OF SPEECH"
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