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Richard Nixon: The experience of these I O years has demonstrated conclusively that 'national' manpower issues really have a sharply…

On the recordMarch 19, 1973
The experience of these I O years has demonstrated conclusively that 'national' manpower issues really have a sharply differentiated impact among the many States and localities and hence that the effect of many large-scale federally designed programs has been to unduly constrict States and localities, preventing them from directing resources to meet their problems.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Manpower Report of the President.

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