Richard Nixon actually said...

What we want to do, in other words, is, if we possibly can in this great, rich, good country of ours, provide greater benefits for those Americans, and there are many, who cannot take care of themselves.

Context

Remarks at the Republican Governors Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia.

04/18/1971

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