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Richard Nixon: “Now Washington, D.C., instead of being an example of lawlessness, is one of the safest cities in this country.”

On the recordApril 18, 1972
Now Washington, D.C., instead of being an example of lawlessness, is one of the safest cities in this country.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Commending the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department on the Decline in the District's Crime Rate.

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