Richard Nixon actually said...

It is in this spirit, and with the knowledge that the action I am taking will help to hold down the cost of living for all Americans, that I now recommend a sixty day deferral in the pending pay adjustment for Federal employees.

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Special Message to the Congress Proposing Deferment of Federal Pay Increases

08/30/1973

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