On the recordDecember 16, 1970
I want to say, too, though, that when I did appoint him, I wanted a man who would speak for the farmers and for American agriculture to the White House rather than the other way around.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI want to say, too, though, that when I did appoint him, I wanted a man who would speak for the farmers and for American agriculture to the White House rather than the other way around.
Remarks to the United States Department of Agriculture Corn Blight Conference at Beltsville, Maryland.
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