Richard Nixon: “I believe the arts can teach us to hear when we listen, to understand…”

On the recordJune 30, 1972

I believe the arts can teach us to hear when we listen, to understand when we see, to enjoy when we perform.

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Republican · California

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Report of the National Endowment for the Arts and National Council on the Arts.

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This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.

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Richard Nixon: “I believe the arts can teach us to hear when we listen, to understand when we see, to enjoy when we perform.”