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Richard Nixon: As long as the Federal Government sets rigid rules, both through legislative and administrative guidelines, there is…

On the recordJanuary 31, 1972
As long as the Federal Government sets rigid rules, both through legislative and administrative guidelines, there is little room for local initiative.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress on Rural Development.

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