Richard Nixon actually said...

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

Special Message to the Congress on the District of Columbia.

04/27/1969

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I hereby declare that this was a successful mission, a great mission on behalf of your country.

Greatness comes not simply in triumph but in adversity.