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New York, New York.
888 Seventh Avenue,
American Ballet Theatre,
Mrs. Lucia Chase,

Henry V. Kisaingier

Warm regards,

to have the American Ballet Theatre,
talent, and hard work that Washington is fortunate enough
and I know that it is in large part because of your vision.
I have never seen a more attuning performance.

to bring ballet to the American people and to the world.
all lovers of ballet -- feel we owe you for your efforts
Gala, I have wanted to let you know how much I -- and
Ever since that outstanding evening at the ABAI

Dear Mrs. Chase:

April 31, 1976

NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT
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WASHINGTON
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A Federal agency advised by the
National Council on the Arts

April 7, 1976

TO: Henry Kissinger's Secretary

FROM: Nancy Hanks
Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts

The Secretary has attended performances of the American Ballet Theatre all but one year that they have performed in Washington, the latest being the Gala on Tuesday night. This bit of information came to me from Lucia Chase, founder (and _tremendous_ patron) of the ABT. The lady was so proud that the Secretary would attend.

Frankly, as best I can tell, Lucia got pretty short shrift in recognition of her contributions. For example, no mention by the Secretary or the Iranian Ambassador about her at the dinner. Knowing Lucia, as I do, she would care not one wit! But, I sort of do. Plus, she is totally dedicated to the Secretary. Therefore, I think that Henry might wish to fire off a quick short note to her. The address is:

Mrs. Lucia Chase
American Ballet Theatre
888 7th Avenue
New York, New York 10019

You would know his present style of writing better than I would now (though gosh knows I used to write letters of this kind ten years ago) and therefore, I leave up to you.

Something like:

How thrilled I was to be at the ABT Gala and I only wish Nancy could have been with me. In my remarks at the

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Iranian Embassy, I jokingly mentioned that the State Department was puzzled about the "code" the Ambassador was using until we realized that he was speaking English!

Not jokingly, but with great seriousness, I wish to note
that you have through your personal efforts and great
talent brought the "code" of dance to the American people
and to the world. You have done this with ever insistence
on quality and your continuing dedication.

I bless you. And, being quite provincial at the moment
since I am in Washington (despite rumors of my travel)
I am grateful that the ABT is in Washington!

Thanks for your efforts.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA 35660

September 5, 1974

Honorable Henry Kissinger
Secretary of State
Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Henry:

In your office early last week we agreed that I would prepare for
your use a preliminary draft of some of the points you may want to
include in your speech before the World Food Conference in Rome in
November.

You asked how early you might expect to receive it and I responded
perhaps by the end of this current week.

When I suggested that date, I completely forgot that I had a previous
requirement to prepare by tonight for Secretary General Marei a
condensation of the World Food Conference documentation for the
third Preparatory Committee meeting that convenes in Rome on
September 16--putting into 25 pages what now covers 237 pages and
reducing the number of recommendations from 90 to under 25. This
has been done.

A second item that I should have thought of before setting a date for
getting my suggested draft to you is the fact of the Preparatory
Committee meeting that concludes in Rome on October 4. Until that
Committee makes the decisions required we have the "cart before the
horse" when we think seriously about what you may want to say.

Yesterday at Ambassador Martin's public meeting in the State Department I told your speech writer who talked to me that I will have my draft in your hands immediately after conclusion of the Rome Preparatory Committee meeting.

I hope you will agree that this is the proper course to pursue. My
draft will reach you at least a month before the date of your speech.

ROBERT P. HANRAHAN

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Dear Sir:

Enclosed is a picture of myself with
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. I would
appreciate it if Mr. Kissinger would autograph
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Thanking you in advance for your assis-
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My best wishes.

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From: Clifford P. Hansen

Re: National Prayer Breakfast, January 30, 1975

Date: December 16, 1974

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is assigned to

For the past twenty-two years, Members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives have jointly hosted the National Prayer Breakfast. This Breakfast is the yearly occasion when Members of the Senate and House, many of whom meet regularly throughout the year for prayer and discussion, join together in fellowship with others of like-mind from around the world.

The Breakfast is scheduled for Thursday, January 30, 1975 at 8:00 a.m. at the Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N. W. in Washington, D. C. A formal invitation, which includes your wife or husband, will be mailed to you in the near future. Although no response to this letter is necessary, we ask that you respond to the invitation as soon as possible after receiving it.

The influence of this event has reached far and wide as men have come to realize the power of meeting together in the Spirit of Jesus Christ. We are hopeful that this year's Breakfast will allow us to deepen the bonds of fellowship which have developed over the years as a result of meeting together, and that it will once again serve as a time of inspiration for many.

The needs and problems of people throughout the world are much more a common concern today than ever before. With such responsibility and opportunity, we need to move together to strengthen our relationship with God and with each other. We look forward to your being with us on January 30.

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PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 93rd CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

# The 22d Annual National Prayer Breakfast

## REMARKS OF HON. CLIFFORD P. HANSEN

OF WYOMING

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

Thursday, February 28, 1974

Mr. HANSEN. Mr. President, nearly 3,000 guests, leaders of the United States and over 100 other nations of the world, gathered in Washington, D.C., on January 31, 1974, for the 22d annual National Prayer Breakfast.

This gathering, hosted by the Senate and House breakfast groups, has served to emphasize our continuing reliance upon God and our rededication to the spiritual principles which are the strength and foundation stones of our Nation.

Mr. President, I feel that the remarks delivered at the National Prayer Breakfast should be available to those who attend, as well as to a larger audience.

Accordingly, I ask unanimous consent that the transcript of the breakfast be printed in the RECORD, and I commend these remarks, and the spirit in which they were delivered, to all.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

### NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST
PROGRAM

Opening Song: "Thanks be to God," Variety Glee Club, Purdue University.

Presiding: The Honorable John C. Stennis, United States Senate.

Opening Prayer: The Honorable Jewel Lafontant, Deputy Solicitor General.

### BREAKFAST

Introduction of Head Table and Statement: The Honorable John C. Stennis.

Greetings from the House Breakfast Group: The Honorable William Jennings Bryan Dorn, U.S. House of Representatives.

Old Testament Reading: The Honorable William H. Rehnquist, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court.

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Greetings from the Senate Breakfast Group: The Honorable John C. Stennis.*

New Testament Reading: The Honorable Carl Albert, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives.

Prayer for National Leaders: The Honorable Gerald R. Ford, the Vice President of the United States.

Message: The Honorable Harold E. Hughes, United States Senate.

The President of the United States.

Closing Song: "Amazing Grace," Varsity Glee Club.

Closing Prayer: The Honorable Andrew Young, U.S. House of Representatives.

### THOUGHTS BY DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illuminated by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason.

What makes loneliness an anguish

Is not that I have no one to share my burden, But this:

I have only my own burden to bear

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is solled is again made clean. The dream explains why we need to be forgiven, and why we must forgive. In the presence of God, nothing stands between Him and us—we are forgiven. But we cannot feel His presence if anything is allowed to stand between ourselves and others.

The best and most wonderful thing that can happen to you in this life, is that you should be silent and let God work and speak.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States and Mrs. Nixon, Senator and Mrs. John Stennis, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cox, and others at the Head Table:

### HEAD TABLE

The Secretary of State, Hon. Henry Kissinger.

*The Congressional Committee has specially requested that Senator Stennis share his experiences of the last year resulting from prayers on his behalf from throughout the nation.

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The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Shultz.

The Secretary of Defense and Mrs. Schlesinger.

The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Morton.

The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Butz.

The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Dent.

The Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Brennan.

The Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare and Mrs. Weinberger.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Mrs. Lynn.

The Honorable Ann Armstrong, Counsellor to the President.

H.E. Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps.

The Honorable Walter E. Washington, Mayor of the District of Columbia and Mrs. Washington.

The Honorable Sherman Tribbitt, Governor of Delaware and Mrs. Tribbitt.

H.E. Flavio Portela Marcillo, Brazil.

Dr. Orlando Montenegro Medrano, Nicaragua.

H. E. Mr. Ibo Noumair, Ethiopia.

Dr. Billy Graham.

### OPENING PRAYER: THE HONORABLE JEWEL LAFONTANT, DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL

Eternal God, Father of us all, look with favor upon these, thy servants. Help us to so resolve that our purposes and endeavors may be acceptable in Thy sight. We ask Thy blessing upon Thy people everywhere, and to those who have a special need, we lift a special prayer. Commit us to Thy causes, remembering that righteousness exalts a nation, but sins may reproach to any people. Lift before us a clear vision of the city of God, and move us to labor without tiring for its building. As Thy servant Peter Marshall once prayed, "help us to stand for something lest we fall for anything." In Thine own name we pray. Amen.

### OPENING STATEMENT: THE HONORABLE JOHN STENNIS, U.S. SENATE

Senator STENNIS. Please be seated. Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, Mrs. Nixon, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, this 1974 National Prayer Breakfast is being broadcast live, to servicemen and women around the world. And, in addition, concurrent prayer breakfasts sponsored by chaplains in the field are being held in nearly 500 military installations and ships at sea, with an estimated attendance of over 100,000 service men and women. Now, the list of distinguished guests, the original list, is on your printed program and we will not introduce those guests. We are delighted to have such a distinguished list of distinguished guests.

It is my great honor to welcome each of you individually, leaders of our nation, and distinguished guests from abroad.

As 3,000 of us are meeting here today in fellowship made possible by the spirit of Jesus Christ, this hour is not unique. Our presence indicates the desire of each of us

to rise above the issues that divide us to the greater community we experience through our faith in God. We are from diverse backgrounds, from all 50 states and many countries. Though many political, economic, philosophical and religious viewpoints are here today, this fellowship hour is a meeting of friends, as people have reached out in the spirit of Jesus Christ to discover each other. Many of you meet with others on a regular basis, across the nation and throughout the world. The growth of these small groups has been phenomenal. These are not meetings where people of one point of view gather together to reinforce a common bias, instead we are actually experiencing friendship on a new basis and high level, so that people in opposite camps have come to trust and to appreciate each other, even though strangely disagreeing, strongly disagreeing in other things. This process is not always easy, but it is necessary. We meet in a spirit of humble acknowledgement, not for show but of our need for God's help in our lives, our need for each other's prayers, love and encouragement.

The true greatness of this hour, though, lies in the fact that this is not an isolated experience of faith and concern, but of continuing fellowship in which we seek to encourage each other by precepted example to implement the words of Christ to love the lord Your God, with all your heart, soul, strength of mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself. Now, may this breakfast be a reminder of what we want to happen individually and in small groups on a daily basis among all citizens. May we find inspiration to further commit ourselves to being and to building bridges of communication and understanding and inspiration between people as God gave us the strength to do so.

Now, first on our program, I will present the Chairman of the House Prayer Breakfast Group, Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of South Carolina, who will bring you greetings from his group. Congressman Dorn. (Applause)

### GREETINGS FROM HOUSE PRAYER BREAKFAST GROUP

Representative DORN. Thank you, Senator Stennis, President and Mrs. Nixon, Vice President and Mrs. Ford, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor for me this morning to bring you a word of greeting from our House Prayer Breakfast Group. We meet every Thursday morning on the House side of the Capitol. There we meet in a spirit of love, fellowship, and understanding which crosses all party lines, which encompasses all religious denominations, and over the years it has been my pleasure to serve there with men and women from virtually all religious faiths. We meet there, all of us, in the spirit of Christ, and I think that it is a great help in sustaining us during critical periods in solving problems and considering legislation so vital to the welfare of this nation and the peoples of the world. Our group, as you know, was formed during the critical years and critical period of World

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spiritual strength in our nation that abounds nationwide in the hearts and minds of millions of Americans. I'm sure such faith abounds in many other nations. And this is founded, I believe, in a solid faith in God—a faith that builds strength. This in time gives faith and strength to others. It all creates a reservoir of strength and faith that sustains our nation. So let no cynic stop at your door, or at my door, or at any door with his cry that we live in a faithless age, or that our nation, or its leaders, or its people have grown weak, or that our people by and large are discouraged. They are not! Instead we are still essentially a nation of faith and prayer. So let us trust and keep the spirit, or let matchless example of the faithful in that American army led by George Washington in the severe winter of 1777, encamped at Valley Forge, near Philadelphia. All do not know it, but during that winter one-third of those men died. Further, few know that the food, clothing, and supplies were so short that another one-third left, that is, they went away and failed to return, but the other one-third stayed and following the example of their illustrious leader, they also prayed. In the spring, General Washington took the one-third who stayed and prayed and formed the hard core of another army, which a few years later forced the surrender of Cornwallis at Georgetown. Thus, our independence was attained. Didn't take a majority. Didn't have a majority. Only one-third. They survived. They had something—grit, determination, tough-minded and tough-skinned, and if I may say, tough-souled. The historian who related these facts to me that when he told the late General Eisenhower the same facts, the General removed his hat, bowed his head in prayer, and said, “here, thank God, our nation was born.” I believe he is right. But I believe, through prayer, faith and other spiritual values, our nation in spite of problems, has lived almost 200 years. And I believe that by these same values shall live for more than a thousand additional years. God bless and inspire and lead us who try. God bless America and every other nation here. (Applause).

Senator STENNIS. Now, we will have a New Testament reading by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honorable Carl Albert.

## NEW TESTAMENT READING

Representative ALBERT. Our New Testament reading is taken from Roman XII, Verses 1-2, 9 through 17 and 21. "I appeal to you, therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, wholly and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Let love be genuine, hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Never flag in zeal. Ye'll glow with the spirit. Serve the Lord. Rejoice in your hope. Be patient in tribulations.

Be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be conceited. Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."

Senator STENNIS. We are privileged to have prayer. I think we will remain seated at this stage in the program. This prayer for our national leaders by the Vice President of the United States, the Honorable Gerald R. Ford. (Applause).

## PRAYER FOR NATIONAL LEADERS

Vice President FORD. Dear God, and Father of us all, whose nature we know imperfectly, whose love we know abundantly, through Thy servants and saints who have walked among us, whose strength sustains us, whose mercy pardons us, and whose righteousness endures forever. Bless us, dear Father, and guide us by Thy might. Here we pray the petitions that lie within each secret heart, beyond our power whether alone or together, before Thee this new day. Where we have strayed, lead us back to Thy fold. Where we have lost our way, rescue us. Where we have sinned, forgive us. Where we have done well, help us to do better. And where, by Thy grace, we have done Thy will transform the occasional to the habitual. Translate one right to living righteousness and preserve us from pride. Be not far from us when trouble is near, and there is none to help have Thee. Send us help from Thy sanctuary, hear us when we call, and strengthen us out of Zion. Bless this nation born in trust of Thee and sustained by Thy favor. Bless the President of the United States, the Congress, and the Courts that reach out on earth for the justice Thou has ordained in heaven. Bless all the nations and the peoples of the earth, and those who exercise government over them by Thy will, and give us peace now and forever. We ask these favors and these blessings in Jesus' name. Amen.

Senator STENNIS. We are blessed to be favored now by a special message by United States Senator from Iowa, the Honorable Harold E. Hughes.

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Senator HUGHES. Thank you very much, Senator Stennis, Mr. President, Mrs. Nixon; Mr. Vice President, Mrs. Ford; distinguished members of the Cabinet, and of the Courts, and of the Congress; our guests from foreign nations and fellow Americans. We are gathered here this morning for the purpose, certainly not unique in history, but as a nation in what is called a National Prayer Breakfast. That, in itself, describes the only reason and purpose for gathering. Guests from many nations have joined us and visited us specifically for this occasion, to render under God what is his, all of Creation. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. And

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Historically the leadership of our Nation has turned to Almighty God for strength and guidance.

In this spirit the National Prayer Breakfast was inaugurated by the United States Senate and the House of Representatives Breakfast Groups to specifically seek Divine guidance and strength as well as re-affirm our faith and the dedication of our Nation and ourselves to God, His plan and purpose.

It is, therefore, worthy of note that over the years the National Prayer Breakfast in the Nation's Capital has proved a continuing influence throughout the world by recognizing publicly the privileges and responsibilities of a nation under God.

In this desire to help strengthen the moral fibre of the people through a leadership led by God, the Governors of most of the fifty states have also inaugurated Governors Prayer Breakfasts, patterned after the National Prayer Breakfast.

As a natural outgrowth of these Leadership Breakfasts, citizens of many nations throughout the world are now encouraging similar events, thus contributing to a spiritual understanding and reawakening among the Nations.

CLIFFORD P. HANSEN
WYOMING

UNITED STATES SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C.

September 30, 1975

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary
Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520

Dear Mr. Secretary:

On October 23, Senator Talmadge and I have the
very real pleasure of honoring the Governors of the
Japanese Prefectures during their visit to the Nation's
Capitol. As in the past, we are joining Mr. B.F. Crith-
field, Executive Director of the Council of State
Governments, in hosting the Governors.

We would be delighted if you might join us at a
reception and luncheon honoring the Governors and their
party in room 457 of the Russell Building from 12:30 p.m.
until 2:30 p.m., Thursday, October 23rd.

You may contact Miss Carmen Martin of my staff,
224-3424, concerning our invitation. We hope you can
be with us on this special occasion.

With best wishes,

CPH:cm

THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON

December 7, 1973

Dear Dr. von Hapsburg:

It was kind of you to express your good
wishes on my nomination as Secretary of State.
Your words of encouragement are most welcome
as I undertake this new and challenging
responsibility. Please accept my thanks and
best personal wishes.

Dr. Otto von Hapsburg,
Hindenburgstrasse 15,
8134 Pöcking b. Starnberg.