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Richard Nixon: “I only hope that perhaps a year from now, or 2 years from now, we can look back at this moment and say it was not just…”

On the recordJune 9, 1970
I only hope that perhaps a year from now, or 2 years from now, we can look back at this moment and say it was not just another layer, but it resulted, because of this new Office and the new men that take over these responsibilities.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks Announcing Appointments in the Executive Branch

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