Richard Nixon: “The increase in physical attacks on police officers, and the rise in…”

On the recordMay 14, 1972

The increase in physical attacks on police officers, and the rise in police killings (up 26 percent last year to 126), must be reversed.

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Statement About Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 1972

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