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Richard Nixon: I direct the appropriate agencies of the Federal Government, and I invite State and local governments and voluntary…

On the recordFebruary 7, 1971
I direct the appropriate agencies of the Federal Government, and I invite State and local governments and voluntary organizations to participate actively in programs designed to promote better protection against accidental poisonings, particularly as they relate to young children.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Proclamation 4030—National Poison Prevention Week, 1971

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