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Richard Nixon: The intent of our administration is to enforce the laws of this land and to develop a coordinated program in which there…

On the recordApril 17, 1969
The intent of our administration is to enforce the laws of this land and to develop a coordinated program in which there will be standards that everybody will understand so that we will not be subject to this criticism of our record being mixed.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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