Thursday, January 20, 1972, State of the Union, II, 1-6th Drafts [2 of 4]
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A moment ago I recalled that it was just 25 years since I
first took my seat in this chamber. It was in that same month that
I sat here fore the first time to listen to a President deliver a
State of the Union address. The President then was Harry S
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Truman; and that address was in which he first confron ted
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I remember well what he said. He noted h that on some matters
the Congress and the President might have be honest differences of
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opinion, and that on some issues they would disagree. But he hx
added: "But there are ways of disagreeing; men who differ can still
work together sincerely for the common good. We shall be risking
the Nation's safety and destroying our opportunities for progress
if we do not settle any disagreements in this spirit, without thought
of partisan advantage."
This is an election year. The Congress and the Executive
are controlled by different parties. Already
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the 8 House and Senate have announced their candidacy for the Presidecny,
and more will follow. It would be naive to assume that the debates
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