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George H.W. Bush
@georgehwbush· Republican · TX· Jun 8, 1992

I'm hopeful that these business leaders and their colleagues will help us carry this message to the Hill.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Sep 30, 1978

I'm going to speak briefly this evening to the group in convention, and the thrust of my remarks will be that business, tourism, exchange of people and products can transcend international borders even greater than governments can through political means.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Sep 25, 1978

Until now, both business and Government have accorded exports a relatively low priority.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Oct 24, 1976

Assist business, industry, government and labor organizations in establishing sound physical fitness programs to elevate employee health and to reduce the financial and human costs resulting from physical inactivity.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Oct 23, 1972

It is good business to hire veterans, and particularly those who have taken the advantage of education.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Nov 18, 1971

For those who have maintained that the freeze was intended as a plum to business, let me point out that corporate profits declined during the freeze.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Feb 9, 1971

I do not see the problem of cleaning up the environment as being one of the people versus business, of Government versus business.

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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· Sep 22, 1966

The straight fact is that a fair minimum wage doesn't hurt business in any way.

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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· May 18, 1966

In operating your agency, I want you to keep in mind that there is really no such thing as a small businessman.

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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· Apr 28, 1966

It has provided the American businessman with increased opportunities to export more United States products and services.

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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 20, 1964

I want a government that will encourage business instead of harass it, but I don't want a business government.

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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· Sep 1, 1964

Our success is not the success of Government alone, or labor alone, or business alone.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 22, 1960

Farmers do business with the Secretary of Agriculture, and they have learned long ago that you can't do business with Benson.

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Eisenhower
@eisenhower· Republican · KS· Jun 17, 1957

I believe that the information, the statistical, political, commercial, industrial information that a farmer needs today in order to conduct his business properly can be gained only by day-by-day access to the best possible information on these subjects that there is obtainable.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jul 25, 1952

We will carry on the fight for real competitive enterprise against monopoly.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 27, 1951

We are working on it all the time. You can't transact business of that kind in public.

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