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Richard Nixon: “It is a sad and ironic fact that even as America has become a more highly urbanized nation, its cities have become less…”

On the recordMarch 4, 1971
It is a sad and ironic fact that even as America has become a more highly urbanized nation, its cities have become less attractive and their governments less able to deal with their problems.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress on Special Revenue Sharing for Urban Community Development.

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