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Richard Nixon: The old leadership is thinking of treating the symptoms of inflation by bringing to bear the most harmful tool in the…

On the recordOctober 20, 1968
The old leadership is thinking of treating the symptoms of inflation by bringing to bear the most harmful tool in the economist's kit: Wage and Price Controls.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks on the CBS Radio Network: 'An Open Door for American Labor'

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