Richard Nixon actually said...

When a majority of the Governors and a majority of the mayors and a majority of the county officials and the majority of the people are for something, the Congress eventually will reflect what the people want.

Context

Remarks at the Republican Governors Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia.

04/18/1971

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