On the recordJanuary 30, 1970
I don't know whether the country could afford an economist as president or not, but at least if the Dow-Jones goes up maybe, Arthur, you can look toward 1976.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRichard Nixon: “I don't know whether the country could afford an economist as president or not, but at least if the Dow-Jones goes up…”
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Remarks at the Swearing In of Dr. Arthur F. Burns as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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