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Richard Nixon: The purpose of the Foundation is not to alter the role of private patronage in the arts and humanities, but rather to…

On the recordOctober 18, 1973
The purpose of the Foundation is not to alter the role of private patronage in the arts and humanities, but rather to supplement, stimulate, and extend that role.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Statement on Signing the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Amendments of 1973.

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