Vice President Mondale's Visit to Israel Statement by the President Announcing the Visit.
June 14, 1978
I am pleased to announce that Vice President Mondale has accepted the invitation of Prime Minister Begin and Knesset Speaker Shamir to visit Israel as part of the celebration of Israel's 80th anniversary.
The Vice President will convey my congratulations and those of the American people to Israel on this important anniversary. His visit underscores the deep and enduring ties of friendship between the people of the United States and Israel.
Jimmy Carter, Vice President Mondale's Visit to Israel Statement by the President Announcing the Visit. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/248633