Richard Nixon: “Scrubbing floors, emptying bedpans--my mother used to do that--it is…”

On the recordApril 18, 1971

Scrubbing floors, emptying bedpans--my mother used to do that--it is not enjoyable work, but a lot of people do it.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at the Republican Governors Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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Richard Nixon: “Scrubbing floors, emptying bedpans--my mother used to do that--it is not enjoyable work, but a lot of people do it.”