Richard Nixon: “But there is no cause for delay: Self-government has remained an…”

On the recordApril 27, 1969

But there is no cause for delay: Self-government has remained an unfulfilled promise for far too long.

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Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress on the District of Columbia.

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Richard Nixon: “But there is no cause for delay: Self-government has remained an unfulfilled promise for far too long.”