Nation: JOURNEY TO A DIFFERENT EUROPE

Before we talk to our opponents, let's talk to our friends. Let's begin that right away. A strong, independent Europe within the Atlantic alliance could make for a healthier Atlantic community, at the same time providing a strong negotiating hand with the Soviet Union.

SO said Richard Nixon during the 1968 campaign, and next week he begins to carry out that pledge with an eight-day working trip to Western Europe. He has had no official contact with Western Europe since 1960, and no U.S. President has toured its capitals since 1963, when John Kennedy...

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