On the recordDecember 16, 1973
Therefore, I cannot give the sanction of the executive branch to this bad legislation by signing it into law; neither, in the present circumstances, will I veto it.
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presidency.ucsb.eduTherefore, I cannot give the sanction of the executive branch to this bad legislation by signing it into law; neither, in the present circumstances, will I veto it.
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