Message to Golda Meir on Murder of Israeli
Olympians in Munich
(September 6, 1972)
Dear Madame Prime Minister:
The heart of America goes out to you, to the bereaved
families and to the Israeli people in the tragedy that has struck your
Olympic athletes. This tragic and senseless act is a perversion of all
the hopes and aspirations of mankind which the Olympic games symbolize.
In a larger sense, it is a tragedy for all the peoples and nations of
the world. We mourn with you the deaths of your innocent and brave athletes,
and we share with you the determination that the spirit of brotherhood
and peace they represented shall in the end persevere.
Sincerely,
RICHARD NIXON
Sources: Public Papers of the President |