Richard Nixon actually said...
I am willing to accept a temporary return to 'in-kind' benefits as provided in this act as a stopgap measure, but I continue to believe that our long-term goal should be to provide income assistance in cash, rather than in food stamps or other forms of in-kind assistance that rob the individual of the chance to make his own spending decisions.
Context
Statement on Signing the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973.
08/09/1973