Richard Nixon actually said...

Usually at an occasion like this the President stands up and says, 'I did it,' or the Congress says, 'I did it,' or the Democrats say they did it, the Republicans say they did it, or labor takes the credit, or management takes the credit.

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Remarks on Signing the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

12/28/1970

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