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for devotion to it.
I believe it will be appropriated, and I believe that,
let's say, implies not only the determination of the United States to go
ahead rapidly with this thing, I believe we can look forward at the
proper time to success,
O. Mr. President, Scherer, NBC. In the general context of the socalled ''Spirit of Camp David,'' do you think the fact that the Lend-Lease
talks came to nothing indicates anything about the general Soviet desire
to negotiate on outstanding issues?
TH PRESIDENT: Well, again I must repeat myself, I wasn't aware of
any spirit of Camp “avid, I have heard it quoted a number of times,
and I think that it was quoted by -- I mean it was imitiated, originated
by people other than ourselves.
Now, no one, no one denied thai the talks there went on in an atmosphere
that was personally friendly. That's all that the spirit of Camp Lavid
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could be defined. That is the only way it could be defined.
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But I think that these difficulties, when in this instance the Soviets tried ~ OS. “v &
to put two or three other problems together with the Lend~Lease talks,
was a typical maneuver and there was nothing done, But it doesn't mean
that sooner or later there won't be something done.
©, Mr. President, Knighton, Baltimore Sun. Don't you think the
country ousht to have the benefit of your advice as to who the other
Republicans who are, -- you think should be -- could be President?
THE PRiESICENT:
Well, I'll tell you what -- there's a number of then,
and I am not going into the business of nominating people.
That's not
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my job, But I must say -- I want to make this very clear -~- Iam noi
Cissatisfied with the individual that looks like he will get it, not by any
manner or means. AndI just simply say there's a number that could
perform the duties of the office with distinction.
(. Mr, President, May Craig, Press Herald, Portland, Maine. There
is concern in the Capitol for fear you may feel it necessary to give
* atomic information, or even actual custody of atomic weapons, to those
_nountries where we're going to have bases for nuclear weapons,
_ to you want to do that, and if so, inasmuch as we tool our bases out of
“rance on that quarrel with de Gaulle, would that mean you want to put
_vtuclear bases back into France?
‘HE PRESIDENT: Well, you've got about a three-barreled question
‘aere, But, Mrs. Craig, the law itself says what information the