On the recordMay 1, 1972
His magnificent contribution to making this a great and good Nation will be remembered by the American people long after the petty carpings and vicious criticisms of his detractors are forgotten.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRichard Nixon: “His magnificent contribution to making this a great and good Nation will be remembered by the American people long after…”
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Statement on the Death of J. Edgar Hoover.
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