Richard Nixon: “Estimates indicate that we can save nearly 200,000 barrels of fuel a…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1974

Estimates indicate that we can save nearly 200,000 barrels of fuel a day by observing a national limit of 55 miles per hour.

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Republican · California

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Statement on Signing the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act

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