Remarks at Providence, Rhode Island
11/02/1972
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To avoid any possible misconceptions, I wish to emphasize that section 601 of this act--the so-called Mansfield Amendment-does not represent...
It is because section 601 of this bill will not in fact alter this policy that I have signed it into law.
But beyond any question, the effort is worth making: for at the present rate of occurrence, more than 4 million of the 142 million children ...
To launch this coordinated national effort at reducing mental retardation and ministering more effectively to its victims, I am today initia...