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Richard Nixon: I had great confidence in his intellectual capacity, in his honesty and his integrity, in his devotion to the law of…

On the recordJune 11, 1972
I had great confidence in his intellectual capacity, in his honesty and his integrity, in his devotion to the law of this land, when I appointed him as Attorney General.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks at the Swearing In of New Cabinet Officials.

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