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Richard Nixon: There is simply no good reason why a Federal official should have to approve in advance a local community's decision…

On the recordMarch 4, 1971
There is simply no good reason why a Federal official should have to approve in advance a local community's decision about the shape a new building will have or where a new street will run or on what corner it will put a new gas station.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress on Special Revenue Sharing for Urban Community Development.

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