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Richard Nixon: They spell 'benefactor' for unfortunate people, from mentally retarded children to Peruvian earthquake victims.

On the recordDecember 7, 1971
They spell 'benefactor' for unfortunate people, from mentally retarded children to Peruvian earthquake victims.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Proclamation 4095—National Jaycee Week, 1972

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