This weekend, television for serious readers. [inaudible conversation] good evening. Good evening, my name is john movroydis, welcome to the washington president ial library. A few announcementsbefore we introduce our special guest. Please join us for the reopening of the new Nixon Library on the weekend of october 14, 15th and 16th, it will be spectacular. The exhibits will be a must see. They tell president nixons story in a very dramatic way utilizing the latest in cuttingedge technology and it will surely be an unforgettable experience for visitors of all ages. Please check out for that mixon. H. Org. Now on to our distinguished speaker. President Richard Nixon and Mohammmad Reza shah pahlavi were important Strategic Partners during the cold war, working to keep the soviet union from dominating the middle east and the persian gulf which was the source for the Worlds Energy needs. In a toast of the shot at the white house in 1973, nixon had the following about irans place in the wor