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Richard Nixon: On Memorial Day we honor our war dead—not only for the sacrifices they made, but for the nation they helped to build and…

On the recordMay 19, 1970
On Memorial Day we honor our war dead—not only for the sacrifices they made, but for the nation they helped to build and preserve by that sacrifice.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Proclamation 3985—Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 1970

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