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Richard Nixon: “A nationwide stoppage of rail service would cause hardship to human beings and harm to our economy, and must not be…”

On the recordMarch 2, 1970
A nationwide stoppage of rail service would cause hardship to human beings and harm to our economy, and must not be permitted to take place.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress Proposing Legislation To Avert Stoppage of Rail Service

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