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Friday, May 19, 1972, Departure Statement at Press Reception

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1st Draft: DEPARTURE STATEMENT (193) Safire 5/18/72 Whenever any American President sets out on a journey of this kind, he speaks on behalf of all the American people. He speaks all the more strongly, and is more effective, when he can point to vigorous and widespread support for his goals. In this regard, I want to thank the many thousands of people who wrote and wired and telephoned the White House in the past week with their messages of support, and their prayers for peace. we baper to be of you It was Winston Churchill, I believe, who first spoke of a "parley at the summit. 11 We are going to do more than parley, of course - we are going to seek to conclude specific agreements. There is reason to hope we will be successful, because both sides have done their homework and laid the groundwork. As a we for because prepand armer latul, your Treade- Defference bales in philogly will not be solad hope & producer let were there final program to you grote the difference result, this will be the most thoroughly prepared meeting of world leaders in recent years. It has to be, because one of the subjects we will deal with is as complex as it is important: stopping the wasteful and dangerous nuclear arms race. We could be on the threshold of an important breakthrough to peace. Let's see how events develop. weleave for autres, South Unin, In Polad- Proudto table briend puple of this equition that U.S. people of u.s. - prov time seek to build structer + His mstg crit TUSER. spent any - such results intjusta spirt