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Richard Nixon: I urge all Americans to mark this occasion by greater consideration for the special needs of the visually handicapped…

On the recordJune 29, 1972
I urge all Americans to mark this occasion by greater consideration for the special needs of the visually handicapped, and particularly by learning to heed the white cane in order that our traffic-filled streets may become safer for all, sighted and sightless alike.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Proclamation 4141—White Cane Safety Day, 1972

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