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September 30-October 2, 1970, Yugoslavia--Belgrade, Zagreb
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SUGGESTED REMARKS FOR TOAST AT DINNER HOSTED BY THE
PRESIDENT IN BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA
I have long looked forward to the opportunity to visit Yugoslavia
and confer with President Tito. Your hospitality is world renowned,
as the thousands of tourists to your Adriatic resorts and visitors to
your recent Zagreb International Trade Fair can testify. Many
American visitors have personally told me of your hospitality. And
some Americans learn a great deal by visiting Yugoslavia. Take our
AAU basketball team that came over here earlier this year. They
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It was most interesting to learn that the President's father,
Franjo Brox [FRAN-yo BROZE (rhymes with doze)], intended to send
his son to the United States to make his fortune when he was a young
man. Had he done so, I am sure that Josip Broz Tito would be
famous today as a great American. In fact, many Americans did
immigrate to our nation from Yugoslavia, thereby enriching the life
and culture of the United States. They and their descendants include
such names as Nikola Tesla and Michael Pupin, the eminent scien-
tists; Karl Malden and Frankie Yankovich, the famous entertainers;
Peter Maravich, the great basketball player; and John Blatnik, Frank
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