Richard Nixon actually said...

I am pleased that the Federal Government could be of assistance in this time of emergency and that the local government was in a position to use that assistance with the greatest possible effectiveness.

Context

Statement About an Explosion in East St. Louis, Illinois, and the Use of Planned Variations Funds

01/31/1972

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