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Richard Nixon: In the case of national security, the Department of Defense has strong capabilities for assessing weapons needs and for…

On the recordJanuary 25, 1973
In the case of national security, the Department of Defense has strong capabilities for assessing weapons needs and for undertaking new weapons development, and the President will continue to draw primarily on this source for advice regarding military technology.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 1 of 1973 Restructuring the Executive Office of the President.

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