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Richard Nixon: 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…

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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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks to the United States Department of Agriculture Corn Blight Conference at Beltsville, Maryland.

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