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The President's Reading Copy White House Conference on Aging December 2, 1971 As we near the end of this Conference, we are wondering what it all adds up to. I. If this Conference does end right here and now it will mean very little. (I) It will mean lots of papers and lots of resolutions and lots of ringing statements. I. But older Americans have been around too long to be satisfied so easily. (I) For them, what really matters will be what happens next. Many of you have made a very important pledge this morning, a very specific commitment to action in the post-Conference year. I. I have come here this morning to join you in that pledge. (1) I want you to know that I share your commitment to action