On the recordNovember 18, 1969
This Administration will invoke this authority only in the most compelling circumstances and after a rigorous inquiry into the actual need for its exercise.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRichard Nixon: “This Administration will invoke this authority only in the most compelling circumstances and after a rigorous inquiry…”
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Statement on Signing the National Science Foundation Authorization Act, 1970.
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