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Richard Nixon: “As the nation's first citizen, the President should be the chief patron of citizen efforts.”

On the recordOctober 5, 1968
As the nation's first citizen, the President should be the chief patron of citizen efforts.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Remarks on the ABC Radio Network: "The Voluntary Way

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