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Richard Nixon: I think the point Mr. Meany emphasized in introducing me, and one that I emphasized after the meeting--both in it and…

On the recordFebruary 18, 1973
I think the point Mr. Meany emphasized in introducing me, and one that I emphasized after the meeting--both in it and afterwards---is very simply that during the difficult periods when we have attempted to bring the war in Vietnam to a conclusion in the right way.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Informal Exchange With Reporters About a Meeting With the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO.

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