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Richard Nixon: Whitney Young's genius was: He knew how to accomplish what other people were merely for.

On the recordMarch 16, 1971
Whitney Young's genius was: He knew how to accomplish what other people were merely for.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Eulogy Delivered at Burial Services for Whitney M. Young, Jr., in Lexington, Kentucky

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