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Richard Nixon: At long last we are pushing back the criminal forces, and now that we are on the one-yard line, I am determined that…

On the recordJuly 11, 1972
At long last we are pushing back the criminal forces, and now that we are on the one-yard line, I am determined that 1972 be the year we score a victory against the crime rate in America.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Telegram About the Reduction of Serious Crime

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