US Presidency
1968

I know the stubborn, patient persistence that it has required to come this far. We do not underestimate the difficulties that may lie ahead. I know the fears, the suspicions, and the anxieties that we shall have to overcome. But we do believe that the same spirit of accommodation that is reflected in the negotiation of the present treaty can bring us to a good and fruitful result. Man can still shape his destiny in the nuclear age, and learn to live as brothers. Toward that goal, the day when the world moves out of the night of war into the light of sanity and security, I solemnly pledge the resources, the resolve, and the unrelenting efforts of the people of the United States and their Government