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Standing in this very place, i proudly accepted your nomination for president of the United States. And with your help and with the votes of millions of americans, we won a great victory in 1968. Tonight, i again proudly accept your nomination for president of the United States. And let us pledge ourselves to win an even greater victory this november, in 1972. [applause] i congratulate chairman ford, i congratulate chairman dole, and armstrong and the hundreds of others who have laid the foundation for that victory by their work at this great convention. Our platform is a Dynamic Program for peace in the world. And speaking in a very personal sense, i express my deep gratitude and this convention for the tributes you have paid to the best campaigner in the nixon family, my wife pat. In honoring her, you have honored millions of women in america who have contributed in the past, and will contribute in the future, so very much to better government in this country. And again, as i did las
Readiness of our u. S. Armed forces. Today we are joined by nearly 1000 who have registered for this very important event. Despite our attention being focused on other things in the lead up to the election there may be no more vital of a topic for our country then this. Americans have had the good fortune of living in unparalleled freedom and prosperity for nearly 250 years and these gifts are maintained by a powerful and ready military that prevents our adversaries from destroying what so many of us as americans have had the opportunity to experience. President Ronald Reagan said that a truly successful military is one that because of its strength and ability and dedication wouldnt be called because no one would dare provoke it. He calls it peace through strength and that is how we won the cold war against the biggest enemy in history. Yet, in a time when those nations are reeling from a deadly disease outbreak, racial unrest and economic upheaval to many citizens and lawmakers argue