Richard Nixon: “I therefore urge:--That the 18-year-old vote rider be separated from…”

On the recordApril 26, 1970

I therefore urge:--That the 18-year-old vote rider be separated from the bill extending the Voting Rights Act.

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Republican · California

Source

Letter to House Leaders Supporting a Constitutional Amendment To Lower the Voting Age.

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Richard Nixon: “I therefore urge:--That the 18-year-old vote rider be separated from the bill extending the Voting Rights Act.”