Richard Nixon actually said...

I have signed an Executive order [11639] directing the Civil Service Commission to issue instructions to executive agencies on fixing the rates of basic pay for blue-collar employees.

Context

Statement About Pay Adjustments for Federal Blue-Collar Employees

01/10/1972

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