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Richard Nixon: The District Government cannot be truly responsible until it is made responsible to those who live under its rule.

On the recordApril 27, 1969
The District Government cannot be truly responsible until it is made responsible to those who live under its rule.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress on the District of Columbia.

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