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Richard Nixon: “It is to this end that I urge prompt and favorable consideration of this landmark legislation.”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1971
It is to this end that I urge prompt and favorable consideration of this landmark legislation.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress Proposing the Establishment of a Federal Executive Service

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