Richard Nixon actually said...

I am disheartened by the action taken in the Senate Monday on the education amendments of 1974.

Statement About Proposed Amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

05/21/1974

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Our goal is to make the United States first again in the crucial area of research and development.

Science has served mankind faithfully and well.

There is another, quieter crisis at hand.

The United States is shortchanging its scientific community.