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Richard Nixon: I can only say, Mr. Director, that speaking of clean air, if you can make the air in all of our cities as clean and as…

On the recordDecember 3, 1970
I can only say, Mr. Director, that speaking of clean air, if you can make the air in all of our cities as clean and as beautiful as it is on this particular day in Washington, D.C., you will have accomplished your objective.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Swearing In of William D. Ruckelshaus as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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