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Richard Nixon: “Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 1973
Now, Therefore, I, Richard Nixon, President of the United States, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as President and pursuant to section 2 of the act, do hereby proclaim as follows:
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Proclamation 4183—Quantitative Limitation on the Importation of Certain Meats Into the United States

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