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Richard Nixon: “The prompt release on a regular schedule of official statistics is a matter of vital importance to the proper management…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 1969
The prompt release on a regular schedule of official statistics is a matter of vital importance to the proper management of both private and public affairs.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Memorandum to the Director, Bureau of the Budget, on the Need for Prompt Release of Statistical Data by Federal Agencies

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