Remarks to Employees at the Department of Justice.
01/29/1969
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The world is inseparable, and little problems today can become very big ones tomorrow.
I have determined that it would be in the public interest to comply with that request.
For those reasons Executive privilege will not be used without specific Presidential approval.
We can never rest in the effort to preserve and improve our good earth.