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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
The generous loan by the Republic of Turkey of a splendid collection of objects from
the reign of Sultan Suleyman I is a most welcome event, and one in which Nancy
and I take great personal interest.
Suleyman, known also as the Lawgiver, played a leading role in the diplomatic
affairs of the sixteenth century. The twentieth-century globe may be a more compli-
cated map than the one Suleyman studied, but the continuing value of international
friendship is one he would recognize and endorse.
It is in the spirit of such friendship that I hope each of you will view the exhibition,
remembering the good faith and trust the Turkish people have shown by sharing
their national treasures with us.
