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Richard Nixon: If there is one thing we know, it is that the Federal Government cannot solve all the nation's problems by itself; yet…

On the recordApril 13, 1969
If there is one thing we know, it is that the Federal Government cannot solve all the nation's problems by itself; yet there has been an over-shift of jurisdiction and responsibility to the Federal Government.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress on Forthcoming Legislative Proposals Concerning Domestic Programs.

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