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Richard Nixon: This legislation undertakes three major Federal commitments in the field of social welfare: extension of the Economic…

On the recordDecember 8, 1971
This legislation undertakes three major Federal commitments in the field of social welfare: extension of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, creation of a National Legal Services Corporation, and establishment of a comprehensive child development program.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Veto of the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1971

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